A police officer was hit by a van and left lying in the road with serious injuries after picking up a bag in St Helens.
Emergency services were called to Hewitt Avenue shortly after 8pm on Tuesday night after a backpack filled with cannabis was found in the street. While the officer was collecting the bag, he approached a white Ford Transit van with a number of people inside.
The van was then driven at the officer before hitting him and leaving the scene. The officer was seriously injured in the hit and run.
