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| A police officer is in intensive care in hospital after her marked car crashed through a wall into a river. | A police officer is in intensive care in hospital after her marked car crashed through a wall into a river. |
| The vehicle entered the River Ouse, Bedford, in the early hours of Sunday, police said. | The vehicle entered the River Ouse, Bedford, in the early hours of Sunday, police said. |
| Some wedding guests at a nearby hotel waded into the water to help police and firefighters rescue the woman. | Some wedding guests at a nearby hotel waded into the water to help police and firefighters rescue the woman. |
| The officer was on patrol in the car with a male colleague, who was unhurt, when it crashed through concrete pillars along The Embankment, Bedford. | The officer was on patrol in the car with a male colleague, who was unhurt, when it crashed through concrete pillars along The Embankment, Bedford. |
| The male officer managed to escape to safety immediately, but the woman constable was trapped in the car in about 3ft of water. | The male officer managed to escape to safety immediately, but the woman constable was trapped in the car in about 3ft of water. |
| She was taken to Bedford South Wing hospital for treatment where her condition on Sunday night was described as critical but stable. | |
| Bedfordshire Police said the vehicle was not responding to an emergency call or in pursuit of another car when the accident happened. | Bedfordshire Police said the vehicle was not responding to an emergency call or in pursuit of another car when the accident happened. |