Police have launched a massive manhunt after a highway patrol officer was allegedly killed by a stolen vehicle while attempting to stop it with road spikes.
On Christmas Day at approximately 9:10 a.m., police saw the Volkswagen on Deane Street in Narara, north of Gosford on the NSW Central Coast.
Police attempted to intercept the vehicle and its occupants by erecting a roadblock after discovering that it had reportedly been reported stolen.
Police began a massive manhunt after a highway patrol officer was allegedly killed by a stolen vehicle while attempting to stop it with road spikes.
Other guys, presumed to be automobile passengers, were arrested at the scene and led away in handcuffs, some shirtless and wearing shorts.
The driver allegedly targeted the cop laying down the tyre spikes and struck him before abandoning the vehicle and his companions before vanishing into the surrounding forest.
The cops pursued him, but he escaped into the underbrush.
Several additional guys, believed to be passengers in the vehicle, were apprehended at the scene and hauled away in handcuffs, one shirtless and wearing shorts, according to witnesses.
The injured traffic cop was evacuated in stable condition to Royal North Shore Hospital.
On Christmas Day at approximately 9:10 a.m., police saw the Volkswagen on Deane Street in Narara, north of Gosford on the NSW Central Coast.
The injured traffic officer was evacuated in stable condition to Royal North Shore Hospital.
One resident reported hearing the sirens in the street and was surprised to learn that a police officer had been injured.
“We hope he’s alright,” they said.
Monday afternoon was spent searching for the fugitive driver.
A NSW Police spokesman told Daily Mail Australia, “A police operation is ongoing on Deane Street after the driver abandoned the vehicle and escaped into surrounding forest.”
There are no other details available at this time.
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