Three men arrested after police car rammed by van in Sutton

The incident happened on Nursery Avenue in the town at around 3.19pm yesterday when the vehicle tried to flee the scene after being stopped by officers following reports of it being driven erratically and on the wrong side of the road.

Three men, aged 33, 35 and 36, were all arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving, failing to stop and and assaulting an emergency worker.

The 35-year-old man was also arrested on suspicion of driving while under the influence of alcohol, with the 36-year-old on suspicion of failing to provide a specimen of breath.

Det Sgt Ian Holmes, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “This incident could have had far more serious consequences. The potential for dangerous driving can be fatal and it is fortunate that no one was seriously injured as a result of this incident.

“Two officers required treatment for minor injuries. Emergency worker assaults are incredibly serious and we will always thoroughly investigate reports to take action against offenders.

“The officers that attended did a fantastic job to quickly apprehend three people in connection with the incident and we are now working to establish the circumstances.

“Police put themselves at risk every day in order to protect the public and incidents like this are a sad remind of the potential dangers of the job.”

Anyone who witnessed the incident or has any information that could aid officers in their investigation should contact police on 101 quoting incident number 459 of 7 March 2021.