Dale Cregan trial: Armed police surround double cop killer's convoy after it's held up by bus crash
Officers dressed all in black and carrying guns jumped out of police cars after the prison van, containing Cregan, came to a halt
The police convoy transporting Dale Cregan to his trial in Preston Crown Court was delayed this morning following a collision between two buses in Salford. Armed police took to the street and surrounded the prison van until the road closure could be cleared. Armed police this morning surrounded a convoy taking double cop killer Dale Cregan to court after it was held up in heavy traffic following a bus crash. Officers dressed all in black and carrying guns jumped out of police cars after the prison van, containing Cregan, came to a halt. One-eyed Cregan is on trial at Preston Crown Court for the murder of father and son David and Mark Short.
Bus crash: 21 children and four adults were injured in the smash
He has already admitted murdering PC Fiona Bone, 32, and PC Nicola Hughes, 23, after luring them to a bogus burglary report at a house in Hattersley, Greater Manchester, last September. uperintendent Leor Giladi, said: “It is absolutely normal practice for armed officers to get out of their vehicles if the convoy they are in comes to a halt for any reason. “This is what happened this morning when the vehicles were caught behind a collision and residents who may have seen our officers on the streets can be reassured it was nothing more than that.”It's understood that 21 children and four adults were taken to hospital with minor injuries after the two buses collided, causing long delays in the area.
Officers dressed all in black and carrying guns jumped out of police cars after the prison van, containing Cregan, came to a halt
The police convoy transporting Dale Cregan to his trial in Preston Crown Court was delayed this morning following a collision between two buses in Salford. Armed police took to the street and surrounded the prison van until the road closure could be cleared. Armed police this morning surrounded a convoy taking double cop killer Dale Cregan to court after it was held up in heavy traffic following a bus crash. Officers dressed all in black and carrying guns jumped out of police cars after the prison van, containing Cregan, came to a halt. One-eyed Cregan is on trial at Preston Crown Court for the murder of father and son David and Mark Short.
Bus crash: 21 children and four adults were injured in the smash
He has already admitted murdering PC Fiona Bone, 32, and PC Nicola Hughes, 23, after luring them to a bogus burglary report at a house in Hattersley, Greater Manchester, last September. uperintendent Leor Giladi, said: “It is absolutely normal practice for armed officers to get out of their vehicles if the convoy they are in comes to a halt for any reason. “This is what happened this morning when the vehicles were caught behind a collision and residents who may have seen our officers on the streets can be reassured it was nothing more than that.”It's understood that 21 children and four adults were taken to hospital with minor injuries after the two buses collided, causing long delays in the area.