Police have described the incident which saw a police car crash on Abbeydale Road, Sheffield, on Sunday.

Pictures showed the marked police car and a second, black coloured car, damaged on the busy route, near the junction with Bannerdale Road.

An eyewitness stated on The Star’s social media pages that the patrol car had its blue lights on at the time of the incident.

South Yorkshire Police issued a short reply to The Star’s enquiry for more details on the incident, describing the incident as a damage-only collision with no injuries reported.

They added both vehicles had been recovered.

Pictures showed damage to the front of the police car and to the side of the other car.

Traffic could also be seen backing up Bannerdale Road as a result of the incident.

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One witness commenting on the Star’s Facebook page said: “We were there and the policeman, despite having crashed and probably hurt himself, immediately made sure the other car people were ok, called for help and was very professional.”