Officer injured in police bike and stolen car crash
Police are appealing for witnesses after the crash
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Police are hunting the driver of a stolen car which crashed into a police motorbike, injuring an officer.
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary said a stolen grey Honda Civic, with false number plates, was spotted by officers on Wimpson Lane in Southampton at 21:20 BST on Tuesday.
The driver failed to stop, drove through red lights on Romsey Road and went the wrong way around a roundabout on Lords Hill Way.
The vehicle then struck a marked police motorbike on Lords Hill Centre East.
It also collided with a white Peugeot on Lords Hill Centre West before the driver fled the scene on foot.
The officer on the police motorbike and the driver of the Peugeot sustained minor injuries.
Police are appealing for witnesses and any relevant dashcam footage.
The Honda Civic had been reported stolen from Roberts Road in Southampton on 27 June.
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