A traffic officer was taken to hospital after a Ford Transit van rammed into a police car before fleeing the scene.
It happened just before 23:40 on Wednesday in School Road, Copford in Essex.
The flatbed vehicle, which had a Highways Maintenance sign and cloned registration plates, twice reversed into the Essex Police car after being stopped, before driving away.
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Van rams police car injuring Essex officer
A traffic officer was taken to hospital after a Ford Transit van rammed into a police car before fleeing the scene.
It happened just before 23:40 on Wednesday in School Road, Copford in Essex.
The flatbed vehicle, which had a Highways Maintenance sign and cloned registration plates, twice reversed into the Essex Police car after being stopped, before driving away.
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