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Police officer hit by car on A5 after tree branch threat Police officer hit by car on A5 after tree branch threat
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A police officer was seriously injured when he was hit by a passing car while being threatened with a tree branch. A police officer has been hit by a car while dealing with a man threatening him with a tree branch.
The Staffordshire officer was attacked after stopping a "suspicious" lorry on the A5 near Lichfield at around 18:15 GMT on Tuesday. Staffordshire Police said the officer was attacked after stopping a "suspicious" lorry on the A5 near Lichfield at 18:15 GMT on Tuesday.
He stepped into the road when attacked with the fallen branch by the driver of the lorry, who had tried to run off. The officer stepped into the road when attacked with the fallen branch by the lorry driver, who had tried to run off.
He was taken to hospital with leg and chest injuries. The suspect escaped after carjacking a Ford Fiesta. He was taken to hospital with serious leg and chest injuries. The suspect escaped after carjacking a Ford Fiesta.
The silver car was later found abandoned near a social club in Pelsall. More on this and other stories from Stoke and Staffordshire
A Staffordshire Police spokeswoman said the officer was in a "stable condition" in the early hours of Wednesday. The silver car was later found abandoned near a social club in Pelsall, near Walsall, and officers are still trying to trace the suspect.
A Staffordshire Police spokeswoman said the officer, from Tamworth, was in a "stable and comfortable" condition.
A force spokesman said the incident happened following a short pursuit along the A5 between Wall Island and Weeford Island.
"The vehicles involved, including the Ford Fiesta stolen by the suspect to leave the scene, have been recovered and are undergoing a forensic examination."
The Ford Fiesta driver was uninjured in the incident.