A POLICE officer was injured and another narrowly escaped being struck by a car during a series of road crashes now being investigated by police in Heckmondwike.

The officer was struck by a silver Vauxhall Astra in Sunnyside around 8.45pm last night after police had attempted to stop it.

Police said the car narrowly missed a second officer as the driver made off from the scene and investigators believe the incident is linked to two other collisions.

The first happened on Bunkers Lane at around 8.20pm when a Ford Focus collided with a parked Vauxhall Vectra and a Nissan Micra, which was also parked.

A suspect allegedly made off from the scene and police are linking that to the Sunnyside incident, which left the injured officer needing treatment at Pinderfields Hospital, where he remains.

The same car was then involved in a collision with a wall on Walkley Lane, about a mile away.

Police have arrested a 29-year-old man in connection with all three incidents and he was in custody.

Det Insp Steph Wiseman of Kirklees CID said: "Enquiries are ongoing today into this series of incidents which we are linking and treating as one enquiry.

"I would like to speak to anyone who saw the initial collision on Bunker Lane, the collision in which the officer was injured on Sunnyside or the final incident on Walkey Lane in which the silver Astra was in collision with a wall.

"A 29-year-old man remains in custody today in connection with these incidents."

She added: "One of our officers received leg injuries in the second collision and needed hospital treatment.

"These injuries while serious, were thankfully not life threatening but he remains in hospital for treatment. Anyone who has information is asked to contact Kirklees CID on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111."