A POLICE car collided with another vehicle in Ipswich town centre today.The accident happened in the north bound carriageway of Civic Drive shortly after 5pm and involved a police patrol car and a Vauxhall Corsa.

A POLICE car collided with another vehicle in Ipswich town centre today.

The accident happened in the north bound carriageway of Civic Drive shortly after 5pm and involved a police patrol car and a Vauxhall Corsa.

The road was sealed off for around half-an-hour while the accident was cleared.

An ambulance was called and treated the female driver of the Corsa for minor injuries before taking her to Ipswich Hospital.

A spokesman for Suffolk police said it did not appear that the police car was on call at the time.

See tomorrow's Evening Star for full story.