Arrest made after ambulance involved crash while responding to incident in Bradford

An ambulance was involved in a Bradford crash while responding to another incident, it has been confirmed.

Arrest made after ambulance involved crash while responding to incident in Bradford

AN arrest has been made after an ambulance was involved in a Bradford crash while responding to another incident, it has been confirmed.

The collision happened on Whetley Lane on Wednesday evening.

West Yorkshire Police arrested a 26-year-old man on suspicion of driving without due care and possession of class B drugs.

No one was taken to hospital following the collision, Yorkshire Ambulance Service confirmed.

Images shared on social media show West Yorkshire Police officers at the scene.

Statements in full

A spokesperson for the force said: "Police were called by the ambulance service to reports of a road traffic collision involving a car and an ambulance on Whetley Hill, Bradford at around 4:07pm yesterday (August 19).

"Officers attended and a man, aged 26, was arrested on suspicion of driving without due care and possession of class B drugs."

A spokesperson for Yorkshire Ambulance Service said: "Ambulance resources responded to a road traffic collision on Whetley Lane in Bradford on Wednesday evening (19 August), which involved one of our emergency ambulances that was en route to another incident.

"However, no patients required conveyance to hospital and another ambulance was dispatched to the original emergency."