A 24-year-old man has been arrested for attempted murder after 'mowing down' a plain clothed police officer at 3.30pm this afternoon.
The female police officer is said to be in a stable condition after suffering a broken leg and concussion.
The suspect was apprehended at Brook Green almost immediately after the incident outside Hammersmith Police Station on Shepherds Bush Road.
A witness told getwestlondon in the immediate aftermath of the hit and run that the plain clothed female police officer had been standing in the road trying to block the path of the car.
The rust coloured Ford Focus had mounted the pavement in an effort to evade the squad cars coming in the opposite direction.
Police officers on foot ran from the nearby police station to intercept it and to block it from driving away.
Witness Theresia Petersen said a female police officer stood in the road to block it's only exit and was literally 'mowed down' throwing her into the air.
Ms Petersen 24, from Shoreditch who was on her way to visit a friend in Hammersmith said: "I can't believe that just happened. A police car came behind us with his blue lights on chasing an orange car. I drove my car over to make space and he came through trying to stop an orange car coming from the opposite direction up the road. The orange car then mounted the pavement to avoid the squad car blocking its path.
"Officers were running on foot from outside the police station to try and stop the car from getting away. This female police officer then ran out into the road to block his only exit and he literally mowed her down. She went up onto his bonnet, flew into the air and then smashed her head against my car. She then landed in the road and she had her hands and arms over her head but then I think she passed out. The driver of the orange car literally just ran her over. He hit her at speed. It was just horrific. I hope to god she's ok."
A police spokesperson said: "Police notified the London Ambulance Service of a plain clothed female police officer involved in collision with a car.
"The incident happened today, Thursday, October 2, at Shepherds Bush Road, at 3.30pm.
"The driver of the vehicle was stopped nearby. A 24-year-old man has been arrested for failing to stop and attempted murder. He is in custody pending further investigation.
"The injured officer is currently receiving medical attention at hospital for a possible broken leg and concussion. She is in a stable condition.
"Officers are currently investigating the circumstances which led to the collision."
Shepherds Bush Road remains closed in both directions.
