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| Driver held after police officers injured in Tipton | Driver held after police officers injured in Tipton |
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| A woman has been arrested on suspicion of drinking and driving after two police officers were hit by a car and seriously injured in the West Midlands. | A woman has been arrested on suspicion of drinking and driving after two police officers were hit by a car and seriously injured in the West Midlands. |
| The officers were talking to a driver in a stationary car on the A461 at Dudley Port, Tipton, at 01:30 GMT when a VW Golf hit the vehicle and then the officers, police said. | The officers were talking to a driver in a stationary car on the A461 at Dudley Port, Tipton, at 01:30 GMT when a VW Golf hit the vehicle and then the officers, police said. |
| One officer suffered two broken legs and the other a broken leg. | One officer suffered two broken legs and the other a broken leg. |
| The Golf driver was taken to hospital with a suspected broken shoulder. | The Golf driver was taken to hospital with a suspected broken shoulder. |
| 'Thrown into the air' | 'Thrown into the air' |
| The 37-year-old woman driver was arrested on suspicion of drinking and driving and will be questioned by police when she is discharged, a spokesman said. | The 37-year-old woman driver was arrested on suspicion of drinking and driving and will be questioned by police when she is discharged, a spokesman said. |
| Ch Insp Jack Hadley from West Midlands Police, said: "The officers were initially treated by colleagues before firearms officers - who have advanced life-saving skills - arrived to provide major trauma care." | Ch Insp Jack Hadley from West Midlands Police, said: "The officers were initially treated by colleagues before firearms officers - who have advanced life-saving skills - arrived to provide major trauma care." |
| Police said the force of the crash shunted the stopped car into the officers before the Golf hit them, throwing them into the air. | Police said the force of the crash shunted the stopped car into the officers before the Golf hit them, throwing them into the air. |
| Both officers, who are in the 40s and are based at the Old Hill police station in Tipton, are being treated in hospital. | Both officers, who are in the 40s and are based at the Old Hill police station in Tipton, are being treated in hospital. |
| The driver of the Golf, who is from the Dudley Port area of Tipton, had to be cut free by firefighters, police said. | The driver of the Golf, who is from the Dudley Port area of Tipton, had to be cut free by firefighters, police said. |
| The driver of the car initially stopped by officers was not seriously injured. | |
| Dudley Port was closed for four hours while emergency services responded to the crash. |