West Midlands Police officer injured in hit-and-run
A West Midlands Police officer has been injured after being struck by a car he was trying to stop.
The neighbourhood officer was taken to hospital with head and leg injuries after the collision.
An investigation is under way after the officer was injured in the hit-and-run this afternoon.
West Midlands Police said the officer was trying to stop the car in Coventry when he was hit.
He was run over, before the vehicle made off from the scene in Holbrooks Lane, Radford, just after 2.45pm.
It has since been recovered a short distance away and investigations continue to trace the driver.
Chief Supt Mike O'Hara, from West Midlands Police, said: "It is completely unacceptable for a police officer to be injured in the line of duty.
"He has been taken to hospital for treatment and we await further updates on his injuries. We will be offering the officer and his family our full support.
"Enquiries are well under way to trace the driver and I would urge them to do the right thing and come forward."
It came after Pc Gareth Phillips was badly injured when he was run over by a hijacked police car in Birmingham in August.
