Police threw stop sticks and tried to intercept it, shortly before it hit the officer.
A police officer has been hospitalised with serious injuries after he was struck by an allegedly stolen car while responding to an incident in north-west
Police said the allegedly stolen SUV was spotted in Diggers Rest about 1.30pm today and officers deployed stop sticks on Aviation Drive. CCTV has shown how fast the car was speeding as police threw stop sticks and tried to intercept it, shortly before it hit the officer.Police said the allegedly stolen SUV was spotted in Diggers Rest about 1.30pm today and officers deployed stop sticks on Aviation Drive. The senior constable was taken to hospital with serious injuries, including a broken leg.CCTV has shown how fast the car was speeding as police threw stop sticks and tried to intercept it, shortly before it hit the officer.
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