A driver was arrested after a two‑vehicle collision on Queens Drive in Burnham‑On‑Sea on Saturday afternoon (February 28th).
Police were called just before 5pm following reports of a crash involving two vehicles on Queens Drive. Fire and ambulance crews also attended.
Two people were checked over by paramedics and taken to hospital as a precaution, although no serious injuries were reported.
A Police spokesperson adds: “A man aged in his 40s was arrested on suspicion of driving while unfit through drink, driving without insurance, driving without a licence, taking a vehicle without the owner’s consent, and possession of an offensive weapon in a public place. He remains in police custody.”
A spokesperson for the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) said: “We were called at 5.18pm on Saturday 28 February to a road traffic collision in Burnham-On-Sea. We sent one double-crewed land ambulance to the scene and conveyed two patients by land ambulance to Musgrove Park Hospital.”
Police appealed for anyone who saw the collision, or who may have dashcam footage from the area at the time, to come forward. Witnesses are asked to call 101 and quote reference 5226056816.
