Man crashes into police car and flips it over after he didn’t stop

A police car was left overturned in the middle of the road after a driver crashed into it.

The driver was arrested after failing to stop and hitting two police vehicles.

The Metropolitan Police said officers tried to stop a car in the vicinity of North End Road in Fulham, west London, as part of an ongoing observation at 5.10pm on Saturday.

The driver failed to stop and crashed into an empty marked patrol car, causing it to overturn, before continuing and colliding with a second police vehicle.

The force said a man was arrested on suspicion of ‘a number of offences’.

He was taken to hospital ‘as a precaution’ and remains in police custody.

Police said two officers who were in the second car were treated for minor injuries.

Additional officers, the London Fire Brigade and London Ambulance Service attended.

Commander Kyle Gordon said: ‘Our officers come to work each day to tackle criminality and protect Londoners.

‘his afternoon, two officers were injured by a man who appears to have been willing to do whatever he could to escape.

‘This incident is a reminder of the risks that are taken on a daily basis, and it is only by luck that these officers were not seriously hurt.’

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