Officer critically injured after crash involving police car

• A Northumbria Police officer was left in a critical condition after being injured in a collision on the A189 at Cramlington, Northumberland, on Monday night.
• The officer was responding to an earlier two-car crash at approximately 11:10 PM when their marked police car was involved in a collision with a black Mercedes.
• The incident occurred on the southbound carriageway, resulting in the officer being taken to hospital with serious injuries, where they remained in a critical condition on Tuesday.
• The 73-year-old driver of the Mercedes has been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
• Northumbria Police Assistant Chief Constable Helena Barron expressed support for the officer and their family, and the force has appealed for witnesses or dashcam footage related to the collision.