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A policeman is in hospital after being seriously injured while carrying out a stop check in Weston-super-Mare.A policeman is in hospital after being seriously injured while carrying out a stop check in Weston-super-Mare.
The officer was with colleagues in a marked police car when it was hit by a black Mercedes on the A370, near Morrisons at about 1400 BST on Tuesday. The officer was with a colleague in a marked police car when it was hit by a black Mercedes on the A370, near Morrisons at about 1400 BST on Tuesday.
The officer was thrown forward and received broken bones, a collapsed lung and head injuries, police said.The officer was thrown forward and received broken bones, a collapsed lung and head injuries, police said.
Two other policemen sustained less serious injuries in the crash and have been released from hospital. Two people in the Mercedes sustained less serious injuries in the crash and have since been released from hospital.
Police want to speak to anyone witnessed the incident, or anyone who may have seen the stationary police car beforehand.Police want to speak to anyone witnessed the incident, or anyone who may have seen the stationary police car beforehand.