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Two people hospitalized after collision with police boat near Copenhagen

From Berlingske · () Danish

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

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Newswire From a news agency Under investigation
  • A police boat collided with a civilian boat near Middelgrundsfortet off Copenhagen’s Nordhavn on Saturday afternoon.
  • Two people from the civilian boat suffered injuries and were taken to Rigshospitalet.
  • Copenhagen police and maritime authorities will investigate the circumstances of the collision.

Two people from a civilian boat were taken to Rigshospitalet after their vessel collided with a police boat off Copenhagen on Saturday afternoon.

The crash happened near Middelgrundsfortet, off Copenhagen’s Nordhavn. Copenhagen Police said the two civilian passengers were injured in the collision.

The police said it had notified the Danish Maritime Authority, the Accident Investigation Board and the Independent Police Complaints Authority. “We and the authorities mentioned will now investigate what happened on the water,” Copenhagen Police wrote on the Politi Update messaging service. The force said it would provide more information when possible.

We and the authorities mentioned will now investigate what happened on the water.

· Copenhagen PoliceThe police described the next steps after the collision.
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Originally published by Berlingske 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.

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