Woman and children taken to hospital after being hit by police car during pursuit
13 January 2025, 23:39 | Updated: 14 January 2025, 00:17
A woman and two children have been taken to hospital after being hit by a police car during a pursuit with another car in Leicester.
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The pedestrians were struck as an officer attempted to pursue a BMW that had failed to stop near the junction of Upperton Road and Narborough Road on Monday afternoon, Leicestershire Police said.
The force added paramedics assessed a woman in her 30s and two children - aged 10 - at the scene before they were taken to hospital as a precaution.
Police believe the woman suffered a minor injury.
Investigations are under way to find the BMW - which had left the area.
