Hunt for men on the run after their vehicle crashes into police car

Officers checked by paramedics and police helicopter deployed following incident in Dalkeith.

Hunt for men on the run after their vehicle crashes into police cariStock

A search is under way for three men who ran off after their vehicle crashed into a police car in Midlothian.

The officers inside the car were checked over by paramedics following the incident, which took place in Dalkeith at around 5.15pm on Monday evening.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said; “The police helicopter assisted in a search for three males after a vehicle crashed into a police car on Eskfield Grove, Dalkeith.

“The officers have been checked over by paramedics and enquiries are ongoing to locate the three men who made off from the car following the collision.

“The incident occurred around 5.15pm on Monday 25 October, 2021.”

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