A Tasmania police officer is taken to hospital after his new patrol car was involved in a highway crash with a car driven by a member of the public — two days after the vehicle was used to launch a new road safety campaign.
A Tasmanian police officer has been taken to hospital after his new patrol car crashed into another vehicle travelling in the same direction on Tasmania's main highway on Friday night.Tasmania Police showcased the new Kia Stinger highway patrol car on Wednesday on social media
The crash comes two days after Tasmania Police publicly launched its new Kia Stinger highway patrol vehicles, which it said were "adding to the wide range of high-visibility resources available for the new Road Policing Services unit".
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