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Police update: Officer hit by trail bike during pursuit at Maitland
A police officer remains in hospital after being struck by a trail bike during a pursuit in the Hunter region last night.
Just before 7pm (Wednesday 14 April 2021), officers from Port Stephens-Hunter Police District initiated a pursuit with the trail bike on the New England Highway at Maitland.
A short time later, a senior constable who had exited a police vehicle was on foot near High Street, when the trail bike struck him.
The rider was ejected, however, the motorcycle continued and hit a Mitsubishi Pajero travelling north on the New England Highway.
A police officer is in a serious condition after being hit by a trail bike rider on foot during a pursuit on Wednesday night.
The male cop was left with multiple skull fractures, spine and arm injuries, pelvis and leg fractures following the incident in Maitland, north of Sydney, around 7pm.
The officer, who is based at the Port Stephens-Hunter Police District, was chasing a trail bike rider along the New England Highway when he was struck on foot at a roundabout.
A police officer remains in a serious condition after being hit by a trail bike - on foot - during a pursuit on Wednesday night in the Hunter Valley, north of Sydney (stock image)
A police officer is recovering from several serious injuries after being hit by a trail bike rider in the Hunter overnight.
An unregistered trail bike was riding along the New England Highway at Maitland when police initiated a pursuit around 7pm.
A senior constable then jumped out of the police car and was on foot near High Street, when the bike rammed into him.
The rider fell off, but the bike kept going, colliding into a Mitsubishi Pajero on the New England Highway.
The 36-year-old officer suffered nasty leg fractures, and suspected head, pelvic and spinal injuries.
He was airlifted to John Hunter Hospital where he remains for treatment for a fractured wrist, a cut to his arm and a possible broken nose.
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Subscriber only A police officer is in a serious condition after being hit by a trail bike during a pursuit at a roundabout in the Hunter Valley. The male officer from the Port Stephens-Hunter Police District was engaged in a pursuit with a trail bike on the New England Highway in Maitland when the accident occurred around 7pm on Wednesday. It is understood the constable was out of his vehicle at a roundabout at Maitland and tried to stop the trail bike rider, who was allegedly speeding away from police.