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Two Injured in Collision Between Police and Civilian Boats

From DR Nyheder · () Danish

Translated from Danish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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News Official statement Under investigation
  • Two people were injured when a police patrol boat collided with a civilian boat near Copenhagenโ€™s Middelgrundsfortet.
  • The injured passengers were taken to Rigshospitalet, while maritime and police oversight authorities were notified and will investigate the incident.

Two people from a civilian boat were injured after it collided with a police patrol boat in waters near Middelgrundsfortet, off Copenhagen Harbour.

The injured people were taken to Rigshospitalet for treatment, Copenhagen Police said in an update on the incident.

The Danish Maritime Authority, the Accident Investigation Board and the Independent Police Complaints Authority have been notified. Copenhagen Police said the authorities would now investigate what happened on the water.

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Originally published by DR Nyheder in Danish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.