Police officer’s leg is crushed by car as crooks flee scene of attempted burglary

• Greater Manchester Police officer got his leg trapped by black VW Golf  
• It sped away from an attempted burglary in Davyhulme, Trafford on Sept 16 
• Comes after officer mown down in Coventry and two injured in East Sussex  

A police officer had his leg crushed by a car driven by a gang trying to flee the scene of an attempted burglary.

The Greater Manchester Police officer’s leg got struck by the door of a black Volkswagen Golf as it sped towards him in Davyhulme, Trafford (scene pictured) on September 16. 

He and his colleagues had got out of their patrol car to speak to the occupants of the vehicle after they saw it acting suspiciously at around 1am. His leg was seriously injured after the Golf sped off and struck it.   

He is recovering at home and expected to be off work for several months, his bosses at GMP said.

The Greater Manchester Police officer’s leg got trapped in the door of a black Volkswagen Golf as it sped towards him in Davyhulme, Trafford on September 16

Police are appealing for potential witnesses, and said the Golf had false plates on and would have sustained ‘significant damage’ in the incident. 

It comes after PC Christopher Burnham, of West Midlands Police, was mown down in a hit-and-run in Coventry on Wednesday.

Two police officers were also hit and injured by a car in Littlehampton, East Sussex, on Monday.

Anyone with information about the incident or the individuals involved can contact Stretford CID on 0161 856 7752, quoting incident number 126 of 16/09/19, or the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111. 

It comes after PC Christopher Burnham, of West Midlands Police, was mown down in a hit-and-run in Coventry on Wednesday

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