Police motorcyclist hit by car as it raced through Southampton
A Honda Civic was spotted with false number plates but sped away from officers as they tried to pull it over
A police motorcyclist has been injured after he was hit by a car as it raced through Southampton.
At 9.20pm yesterday (2 July) a stolen grey Honda Civic driven around on false number plates was spotted by officers on Wimpson Lane.
Police say the car had been reported stolen from Roberts Road in Southampton on 27 June.
The driver failed to stop for police, driving through red lights on Romsey Road and going the wrong way around a roundabout on Lords Hill Way.
Officers said the Civic then struck a marked police motorbike on Lords Hill Centre East, then collided into a white Peugeot on Lords Hill Centre West before the Civic driver fled from scene on foot.
Both the police rider and driver of the Peugeot sustained minor injuries.
The force is now appealing for witnesses, asking for anyone who saw what happened, has relevant dash cam footage, or has any other information about the Honda Civic being driven in the area recently, to call them on 101 quoting reference 44240279875.