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The Police Complaints Authority is investigating after a police car struck another vehicle in Christchurch yesterday.

Inspector Craig McKay says shortly before six the unit was called out to an incident involving a man brandishing a knife on Ferry Road. He says the police car was going through a green light east-bound on Tuam Street at the time. It slowed down at the intersection with lights and sirens going - it appears at this stage the other vehicle has turned in front of the police car and was hit side-on.

Inspector McKay says the three men in the car were taken to hospital but he believes there are no serious injuries. The airbags in the police vehicle deployed and the officers were uninjured.