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Man held after two police officers hit by car

Man held after two police officers hit by car
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A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after two police officers in Sussex were hit by a car. The officers were carrying out a routine drug check in Littlehampton on September 23rd when they were hit.ย 

Sussex Police said a Mercedes-Benz hit the response officers and a man they were with “at speed”. All three have been taken to hospital and treated for serious injuries, which are not life-threatening.

Police believe it was a deliberate act and the 20-year-old man did run off but was arrested not long after. Police said they are also searching for two passengers believed to have been the car.

The Sussex police assistant chief constable Julia Chapman said: โ€œThis is being investigated as a deliberate attack on two police officers in the course of carrying out their duties. Their injuries, and that of the man they were with, whilst serious, are not believed to be life threatening.

โ€œTwo passengers in the car remain outstanding and we urge the public to help us trace and bring to justice all of those involved.โ€

 

Anyone who saw what happened in Littlehampton or has any other information is asked to contact the police online or by calling 101, quoting Operation Oxbridge. Or they can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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