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Watch: Van in near-miss with Shropshire police car after dangerous overtake

A Shropshire police team shared this video of the frightening moment one of their armed response vehicles had a near miss with a van whose driver failed to see it.

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A still from the armed response vehicle's dashcam showing the white van in the middle of the road. Video: @OPUShropshire

The video from the perspective of the police vehicle shows it travelling to an emergency on a single-carriageway lane at speeds of up to 60mph and overtaking a car.

It then goes to overtake another car but as it does so a large white van pulls out from behind another car on the opposite of the road.

The police vehicle and van both swerve to avoid a collision and the former comes to a stop.

Shropshire's Operational Policing Unit said: "Luckily there were no injuries as a result of the collision.

"Even with emergency lights and sirens on, this van driver failed to see the oncoming police vehicle."

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