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A police officer suffered a broken leg when an e-scooter rider crashed into him during an official blitz against the illegal vehicles yesterday.
The 22-year-old rider was arrested after colliding with the officer in Willesden, North London, at around 1pm.
He had been ordered to stop during an operation to get the vehicles off the streets, but police say he failed to do so.
The officer was treated at the scene before being taken to hospital where he was treated for his broken leg and concussion.
The rider was arrested on suspicion of a litany of offences: grievous bodily harm, assault on an emergency worker, obstructing a drugs search, failure to stop, dangerous driving, driving without a licence or insurance, breaching the terms of a prison sentence and being unlawfully at large.
A police officer suffered a broken leg when an e-scooter rider crashed into him during an official blitz against the illegal vehicles yesterday.
