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Two NSW Police officers have been hurt crashing their car into a building while responding to a single-car fatality in Sydney’s east.
Police responded to reports of a crash on the corner of Birrell St and Newland St in Bondi Junction just after 6pm on Tuesday. The driver was found dead after her car hit a tree on the wrong side of the road.
While turning at high speed on the way to the crash, the male officer lost control of the police car and crashed head-on into the wall of an apartment building on the corner of Hollywood Avenue and Ebley Street.
He suffered a minor head injury and was believed to have briefly lost consciousness before being helped out of the car and taken to hospital.
The female officer in the passenger seat appeared uninjured but was checked over by paramedics.
The police car has now been towed from the scene.
Despite damage to the exterior of the brick building, there was no structural damage, meaning residents could stay in their homes.
The Crash Investigation Unit have commenced an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the earlier single-car fatality.
The sole occupant of the vehicle was a 76-year-old woman, who is yet to be formally identified. She was treated at the scene by NSW Ambulance paramedics, however, she died at the scene.
Police are appealing for anyone with information or dashcam footage to come forward and contact police immediately.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au.
Source: 9News
