Police officer seriously injured after hit-and-run while responding to burglary in Milton Keynes

Female officer recovering in hospital with leg injuries after Audi struck her

The officer, from Thames Valley Police, was struck down while investigating reports of a burglary (Rex Features)

A police officer is in hospital with “serious injuries” after she was the victim of a hit-and-run while investigating a suspected break in.

The officer, from Thames Valley Police, was responding to reports of a burglary on Saturday evening in Milton Keynes.

But when she arrived at the scene on Belsize Avenue the suspects drove off in a car, knocking her over and injuring her leg.

Her injuries are not life-threatening but she has been taken to John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford for further treatment.

Detective Superintendent Justin Fletcher, the senior investigating officer, said: “We are at the early stages of this investigation in which a police officer suffered a serious injury.”

The car is believed to be a black Audi S3, the force said, and was seen travelling along Beverley Place, a road close to Belsize Avenue in the Springfield neighbourhood of Milton Keynes.

Anyone with information, including motorists with dashcam footage, is asked to call the police by ringing 101.