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25/02/2013
Police Injured In Hit-And-Run Attack
Two police officers have been injured in a hit-and-run incident involving a car they had stopped for speeding.
One officer suffered a fractured skull and the other a fractured wrist when the car was reversed into them at speed on Rochdale Road, Harpurhey, at 22:50 on Sunday.
The car had been stopped on suspicion of speeding and sped off after driving into the officers.
The officer with a fractured skull suffered a bleed to the brain, but remains in a stable condition. His injury is not believed to be life-threatening.
The second officer will need surgery for the wrist injury.
Two men were later arrested in Lancashire on suspicion of attempted murder and a car was removed for forensic examination.
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One officer suffered a fractured skull and the other a fractured wrist when the car was reversed into them at speed on Rochdale Road, Harpurhey, at 22:50 on Sunday.
The car had been stopped on suspicion of speeding and sped off after driving into the officers.
The officer with a fractured skull suffered a bleed to the brain, but remains in a stable condition. His injury is not believed to be life-threatening.
The second officer will need surgery for the wrist injury.
Two men were later arrested in Lancashire on suspicion of attempted murder and a car was removed for forensic examination.
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