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Arrest crash officer 'critical' | |
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A female police officer is in a critical condition after being hit by a car driven by a man she was trying to arrest. | |
Det Con Catherine Corbett, 39, from the West Midlands force, suffered head injures in the incident at 0800 GMT. | |
She was arresting the man in Bath Road, Hayes, west London, when the suspect fled by getting into a car, knocking the officer over as he drove off. | |
The Metropolitan Police is treating the incident as attempted murder. | The Metropolitan Police is treating the incident as attempted murder. |
Det Con Corbett, who was in plain clothes, was attempting to arrest the man outside the Sheraton Hotel. | |
Abandoned car | Abandoned car |
The suspect, who was wanted in connection with a fraud inquiry conducted by the West Midlands force, crashed into another vehicle after hitting the officer. | |
He escaped in a blue Peugeot 207 which was later found abandoned in nearby Harlington Road. | He escaped in a blue Peugeot 207 which was later found abandoned in nearby Harlington Road. |
The officer was with other officers, two of whom suffered minor injuries. | |
A spokesman for West Midlands Police said the force was liaising with the Metropolitan Police over the incident. | A spokesman for West Midlands Police said the force was liaising with the Metropolitan Police over the incident. |