Katie Holmes and daughter Suri in car crash after dustbin lorry hits their Mercedes

The former Dawson's Creek star and her daughter were travelling in a black Mercedes saloon when it was struck by a dustbin lorry in New York on Monday evening.

No one was reported hurt in the incident, which onlookers say was minor.

One source said: “It was nothing major other than the fact that it was Katie Holmes."

Police arrived on the scene and noted the actress' chauffeur-driven vehicle had sustained a large dent and several scratches to the rear driver side panel after the Volvo truck - from Classic Sanitation Recycling New York Corp - had apparently backed into the luxury vehicle.

Following her split from Tom, Katie has secured primary custody of their little girl in an undisclosed divorce agreement.

It was recently revealed she has enrolled Suri into New York's Convent of the Sacred Heart School - where former pupils include Lady Gaga and Paris Hilton - because the actress wants her daughter to have a Catholic education, rather than being taught at a Scientology school as the 'Mission: Impossible' star desired.

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