WATCH: Van rams head-on into police car in Salford
Police are now searching for the suspected van driver
Last updated 6th Sep 2017
Two police officers have been taken to hospital after a van was driven head-on in to their patrol car in Salford.
It happened on Duchy Road at about 03:15 on Tuesday 5th September 2017.
The officers tried to stop the white Ford Transit because it had false number plates but the driver sped off before slamming the breaks on several times in an attempt to cause a crash and eventually turning round to ram the police car.
A 21-year-old woman’s been arrested on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle.
Police haven’t identified the driver but have released CCTV of a man they want to speak with.
Sergeant Danny Kabal of GMP’s Specialist Operations Team said:
“The driver of the white Transit van intended on doing some serious damage and didn’t care if he was putting innocent lives at risk.
“The van was used as a weapon against police officers, who are only there to keep the streets of Greater Manchester safe.
“Thankfully, the officers involved will recover from their injuries, and no members of the public were caught up in the incident but we could have been dealing with an entirely different situation.
“We have arrested a woman but we are still searching for the man who was the driver of the vehicle.
“We are appealing for anyone who may have any information about who this man is, to get in touch with us.
“Anyone who thinks it is okay to use a van as a weapon against anyone needs removing from the streets and bringing to justice and we won’t stop until we find this man.”
Anyone with any information is asked to contact police on 0161 856 5351, alternatively call 101 quoting the reference number 176 of 5/9/17 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111