A man was arrested on suspicion of assaulting a woman - after he allegedly tried to get away in a car, colliding with a police officer.
Police officers on patrol in Rayners Lane came across a woman with facial injuries in Warden Avenue, at around 9.40pm on Tuesday (October 24).
But when they tried to speak to a man in a car nearby, he allegedly attempted to drive off, colliding with an officer at the scene.
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: "The officer sustained a minor leg injury, and did not require hospital treatment.
"CS spray was used, and the man was detained and arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving, drink driving, assaulting a police officer and actual bodily harm."
Both the woman and the man were hospitalised after the incident.
The man involved received treatment for a head wound at a west London hospital and was later discharged.
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Police are continuing their enquiries.
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