Police car dangling precariously off seaside pier in crash trapping two officers

| Night News Editor Published October 13, 2026 7:39pm Updated October 13, 2026 7:39pm The police car that has crashed through the Ryde Pier railings in Ryde, on the Isle of Wight, Hants, this morning. (Picture: Isle of Wight County Press/Solent News) Two police officers were injured after a bizarre crash on the world’s oldest seaside pleasure pier on the Isle of Wight. Firefighters cut out two officers who were trapped inside the police car which narrowly avoided plunging into the English Channel from Ryde Pier. Multiple emergency services including the ambulance service, fire teams, coastguard and police officers have attended the scene at the 19th centurypier at around 10am on Tuesday. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary confirmed that two vehicles were involved in the crash. There were no injuries suffered in the crash. Sign up for all of the latest stories Start your day informed with Metro's News Updates newsletter or get Breaking News alerts the moment it happens. The force did not say if the officers were in pursuit at the time of the collision. Ryde Pier, designed John Kent of Southampton, allows cars to drive on it with a strict 10mph speed limit. Multiple emergency services including the ambulance service, fire teams, coastguard and police officers have attended the 19th century Ryde Pier (Picture: Solent) It was officially opened on 26 July 1814, making it the world’s oldest surviving seaside pleasure pier. The Ryde Pier features in the 2005 supernatural horror film Fragile, starring Calista Flockhart. It appears briefly in a scene where Flockhart’s character is driven along after arriving from the mainland. Arrow MORE: Civil servant ‘secretly juggled five full-time WFH jobs raking in £350,000’ Arrow MORE: Man who was caught poisoning colleague’s water bottle is set free Arrow MORE: Baby P’s mum admits she can be ‘manipulative’ as she makes bid for freedom Breaking News Never miss the biggest stories with breaking news alerts in your inbox.