Hit and run on policeman after he tried to intercept a speeding car 

  •  A police officer has been hit by a car while on duty in Brisbane
  • The officer was using a hand-held radar and went to stop a speeding driver
  • He has been taken to hospital in a serious but stable condition

A police officer has been hit by a car and sent flying 20 metres through the air in Brisbane after attempting to pull the driver over for speeding. 

The officer was using a hand-held speed camera radar at Tarragindi, near the Pacific Motorway off-ramp, about 4.20pm on Sunday when a car ploughed into him.

Queensland Ambulance said the officer suffered leg and hip injuries and was taken to Princess Alexandra Hospital in a stable condition. 

A police officer in Brisbane has been hit by a car while using a hand-held speed radar

The officer was seriously injured in the incident and is now in a stable condition at Princess Alexandra Hospital

The officer was seriously injured in the incident and is now in a stable condition at Princess Alexandra Hospital

While conducting the duties the officer recorded a driver speeding and stepped out onto the road to stop the driver.

However the driver hit the officer.

The motorist was allegedly in a 1993 silver Honda Civic, with Queensland registration that read ‘390 XOB’.

Police conducted a search to find the car which sped off on Sunday afternoon.

On Sunday evening, police said they were speaking to a man in relation to the incident.

The Road Policing officer was in Tarragindi at the intersection of Bapaume Road and Peronne Road at around 4.20pm April 1 (pictured, stock image)

The Road Policing officer was in Tarragindi at the intersection of Bapaume Road and Peronne Road at around 4.20pm April 1 (pictured, stock image)

 

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