Met Police officer struck by car in Woodford hit-and-run

A Metropolitan Police officer was seriously injured when he was struck by a car in a hit-and-run.

The on-duty officer was hit by a Mini Cooper as he attempted to stop the vehicle on Chigwell Road in Woodford, north-east London, at about 00:10 GMT.

He was treated by paramedics and taken to hospital where he remains in a serious but stable condition.

Scotland Yard said the car sped away following the crash and was later found abandoned in Woolhampton Way, Chigwell.

Police had begun pursuing the grey Mini after it failed to stop when they indicated for it to do so in Chigwell Hill, near Saint Barnabus Road.

Read more : (BBC News