Gloucestershire police officer suspended from driving duties following crash
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A police officer has been suspended from driving duties following a crash involving a patrol car.
The car was responding to an emergency call when it collided with a Land Rover, Gloucestershire Police said.
The crash happened at 16:30 BST on Thursday on The Folly in Parkend, Lydney.
A police spokeswoman said the male driver of the Land Rover, and two officers in the police car, suffered minor injuries.
She said: "The driver of the police car has been suspended from driving a police vehicle whilst inquiries into the circumstances of the collision are carried out."
The road was closed while the vehicles were recovered.
Correction: This story has been amended following clarification from Gloucestershire Police that a pregnant woman was not involved in the collision