An Avon and Somerset Police officer has been charged with causing serious injury by dangerous driving.

Officers launched an investigation after a collision involving an unmarked police vehicle and a member of the public’s car in Bristol at around 11.30am on September 6, 2023.

PC Daniel Fortune, 41, was on the A4 Portway, driving to a police incident, when the Volvo XC90 passed through a red light and collided with a car at the junction with Hung Road.

The woman driver sustained serious injuries and the passenger in the Volvo was also injured.

The charge follows an investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC)

The IOPC added in a statement: “At the end of our investigation in May 2024, we referred our report to the Crown Prosecution Service, who subsequently decided to bring the charge last month.”

PC Fortune is due before Cheltenham Magistrates’ Court tomorrow (Thursday, February 27).