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| Merseyside policeman struck and killed by stolen vehicle | Merseyside policeman struck and killed by stolen vehicle |
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| A Merseyside Police officer was struck and killed by a stolen car during a pursuit. | A Merseyside Police officer was struck and killed by a stolen car during a pursuit. |
| The officer was hit by a red Mitsubishi pick-up vehicle which mounted a central reservation along Wallasey Dock Road North, Wallasey, in the early hours. | |
| He had been trying to stop the vehicle, which was taken from an estate agents in Birkenhead an hour earlier, when he was hit. | |
| A murder investigation has been launched. | A murder investigation has been launched. |
| Follow latest updates on this story with BBC Merseyside Live. | |
| A statement from Merseyside Police said officers had earlier attended a burglary at the estate agents on Woodchurch Road, Birkenhead. | |
| Tyre spikes | |
| During the raid the offenders stole the Mitsubishi, which was then pursued by officers. | During the raid the offenders stole the Mitsubishi, which was then pursued by officers. |
| The policeman killed was one of two neighbourhood patrol officers who made efforts to stop the car, police said. | |
| The officers had used a device known as a stop stick, which is thrown across the road and has spikes to burst vehicles' tyres. | |
| He was taken to Arrowe Park Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. | He was taken to Arrowe Park Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. |
| Family informed | |
| The officer's family has been informed and a family liaison officer is providing support, police said. | |
| Detectives are now examining CCTV footage in a bid to identify the offenders. | |
| Wallasey Road North, Corbyn Street and the estate agents in Woodchurch Road, Birkenhead, have been cordoned off as a forensic examination takes place. | |
| Diversions have been put in place at Wallasey Road North and Woodchurch Road. | |
| Police are yet to make any arrests. The Mitsubishi was later found abandoned in Corbyn Street, Wallasey. | Police are yet to make any arrests. The Mitsubishi was later found abandoned in Corbyn Street, Wallasey. |
| Officers are urging witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. |