28 Feb 2021

Police officer injured after being struck by fleeing vehicle

7:31 am on 28 February 2021

A police officer has been hospitalised after being struck by a fleeing vehicle in Havelock North last night.

Close up of a St John ambulance on a residential street.

Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly

Police say the incident happened at 8.40pm when the driver of a stolen vehicle failed to stop at a checkpoint.

The driver was arrested when their vehicle was spiked shortly after.

The officer is in a moderate condition with leg injuries, and a police investigation is underway.