Warwickshire Police officer left with fractured skull after trying to stop and speak to suspicious driver in Nuneaton
A Warwickshire Police officer was left with a fractured skull after trying to stop and speak to two people in a car.
It appears the the driver drove off after the officer attempted to stop a black BMW in Nuneaton yesterday (Sunday September 20).
Two people have been arrested, as the officer remains on hospital in a serious condition.
Warwickshire Police said: "At around 3pm on Kingswood Road the officer attempted to stop and speak with the occupants of a suspicious vehicle, a black BMW, when the driver made off.
"The officer was left with a fractured skull and they remain in hospital in a serious condition.
"An investigation was immediately launched and we have today arrested a man in his twenties from Nuneaton on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and a woman in her twenties from Nuneaton on suspicion of possession of drugs with intent to supply and perverting the course of justice.
"Both remain in custody at this time."
Detectives continue to make enquiries and have been doing door-to-door in the Kingswood Road and Salisbury Road areas.
As part of their investigation, they are asking anyone with information, dash cam or doorbell footage to get in touch by calling 101 or visiting https://orlo.uk/LaI4k giving crime reference 23/42407/26