Merseyside Police has thanked the heroic actions of the public who rushed to help an officer who was "dragged along the road".
Assistant Chief Constable Paul White praised members of the public in St Helens who ran to help an officer who sustained serious injuries to his shoulder and wrist after he was dragged along the road by a van. The officer approached a vehicle to carry out a search after a backpack suspected to contain cannabis was found at around 8.15pm on Hewitt Avenue, St Helens.
When the constable reached the vehicle the driver drove away, dragging the officer along the road. The officer sustained a serious injury to his shoulder and wrist and is receiving treatment in hospital where his condition is described as stable.
