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Police officers were among several people injured in a road traffic accident involving a marked police vehicle and a private car along Parforce Road, Gasparillo, on Monday morning.

The accident occurred around 10.25 a.m. when a car travelling east along the roadway collided with a marked police vehicle that was proceeding in the opposite direction.

According to police reports, the driver of the private vehicle attempted to overtake a parked vehicle on the northern side of the road when the collision occurred with the oncoming police vehicle. The impact caused extensive damage to both vehicles, including the right front side of the police vehicle and the entire front and windscreen of the other car.