With filming for Transformers 3 well underway in Washington D.C. you could be forgiven for thinking that this was all part of the movie.

Sadly, it wasn’t. While filming scenes, the Chevrolet Camaro portraying silent hero Bumblebee collided rather unceremoniously with a real-life police vehicle. The vehicle, according to D.C. Police is a part of the Explosives Ordnance Division, and was responding to a bomb threat. Although the roads were closed for filming, the emergency services will take the shortest route to an emergency – although as it turned out, the drivers shortcut was less than a perfect idea, as he obliviously drove into the path of the bright yellow Autobot

Evidently, Bumblebees voice isn\'t the only thing Ratchet needs to work on…