A March man has been charged after a police officer was bitten and another assaulted following a single-vehicle collision in Elm on Monday night (August 17).

Wisbech Standard: Shaman Darani, 25, of Station Road in March, has been charged after a police officer was bitten and another assaulted when he was arrested in Redmoor Lane, Elm, at about 11.15pm following a single-vehicle collision. Picture: POLICEShaman Darani, 25, of Station Road in March, has been charged after a police officer was bitten and another assaulted when he was arrested in Redmoor Lane, Elm, at about 11.15pm following a single-vehicle collision. Picture: POLICE (Image: Archant)

Shaman Darani, 25, of Station Road, was arrested in Redmoor Lane at about 11.15pm after police officers and a Cambs Fire & Rescue team were called to the crash - which involved a white BMW - at 10.42pm.

The man was taken to the Police Investigation Centre in King’s Lynn and the police launched an appeal for witnesses to come forward with dashcam footage.

He has since been charged with two counts of assaulting an emergency worker and has been bailed to appear at Peterborough Magistrates’ Court on October 12.

Wisbech Standard: Shaman Darani, 25, of Station Road in March, has been charged after a police officer was bitten and another assaulted when he was arrested in Redmoor Lane, Elm, at about 11.15pm following a single-vehicle collision. Picture: POLICEShaman Darani, 25, of Station Road in March, has been charged after a police officer was bitten and another assaulted when he was arrested in Redmoor Lane, Elm, at about 11.15pm following a single-vehicle collision. Picture: POLICE (Image: Archant)

The vehicle was recovered at scene.