Northampton man arrested on suspicion drink and drug driving as woman in hospital following collision

Carly Odell
By Carly Odell
Published 25th Jan 2023, 16:51 BST
Updated 25th Jan 2023, 16:53 BST
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The 23-year-old has been released on bail

A Northampton man has been arrested on suspicion of drink and drug driving and causing serious injury by dangerous driving after a collision left a woman hospitalised.

The incident happened at around 4.10pm on Tuesday (January 24), when a white Nissan panel van and a blue Ford Focus were involved in a collision on the A428 Bedford Road close to Cold Brayfield in Milton Keynes.

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The driver of the Ford, a woman in her forties from Bedford, sustained serious injuries and was taken to hospital where she remains in a critical condition, according to Thames Valley Police (TVP).

Police are appealing for witnesses following the collision.Police are appealing for witnesses following the collision.
Police are appealing for witnesses following the collision.

A 23-year-old man, from Northampton, was arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving, driving a motor vehicle with a proportion of specified controlled drug above the specified limit and driving whilst unfit through drink. He has been released on bail.

TVP is appealing for witnesses to the incident.

Anyone with information should call 101, quoting reference 43230035767.