{"id":3052,"date":"2026-05-21T20:21:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T20:21:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/officers-injured-as-police-car-rammed-at-speed-in-northern-ireland\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T20:21:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T20:21:34","slug":"officers-injured-as-police-car-rammed-at-speed-in-northern-ireland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/officers-injured-as-police-car-rammed-at-speed-in-northern-ireland\/","title":{"rendered":"Officers injured as police car &#8216;rammed at speed&#8217; in Northern Ireland"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_1c1e1b\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) says two officers were injured when the car they were travelling in was rammed by another vehicle in Co Down<\/h2>\n<div class=\"Byline_byline-container__K_Owl\" data-testid=\"byline\"><span class=\"Byline_byline-content-wrapper__Imque\" data-testid=\"byline-content\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"Byline_author-badge-date-wrapper__Q7jj1\">\n<p><span class=\"\" data-testid=\"byline-publishedDate\"><\/span><span class=\"ArticleTimestamp_updated-date__7qD4Q ArticleTimestamp_updated-date-with-published__iFKpF\" data-testid=\"byline-updatedDate\">Updated <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"33329064\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Police\" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article33329064.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/3_PSNI-announce-new-powers-to-randomly-stop-drivers-and-perform-drink-driving-breathalyser-tests-Nort.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Two police officers were injured (stock)\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Two police officers were injured (stock)<cite aria-label=\"Image: Getty Images\/iStockphoto\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Getty Images\/iStockphoto)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Police have launched an appeal after two officers travelling in a car were rammed by another vehicle in Co Down, Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Tactical Support Group officers from the <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Police Service of Northern IrelandLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/psni\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Police Service of Northern Ireland<\/a> (PSNI) were conducting a mobile patrol on the Killysorrell Road, near Blackskull, at around 12.15pm on Wednesday afternoon when they encountered a beige\/gold coloured Ford Galaxy with defective number plates.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The officers, who were travelling in an unmarked Skoda, followed the car a short distance to Villa Wood Road where it stopped suddenly and reversed into the police vehicle, <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Belfast LiveLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.belfastlive.co.uk\/news\/northern-ireland\/two-officers-injured-after-police-33990986\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Belfast Live<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The Ford Galaxy continued on to the Gowdystown Road, where it once again stopped and reversed at speed into the police car before making off southbound on the A1 carriageway.<\/p>\n<p><span data-testid=\"readmore\" class=\"ReadMore_readmore-prefix__xS44r __className_9d2dcd\">READ MORE<!-- -->: <span class=\"ReadMore_readmore-link__eF9pN\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37189364\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/uk-heatwave-met-office-weather-37189364\" tabindex=\"0\">Met Office urges UK households to keep curtains closed over Bank Holiday<\/a><\/span><\/span><span data-testid=\"readmore\" class=\"ReadMore_readmore-prefix__xS44r __className_9d2dcd\">READ MORE<!-- -->: <span class=\"ReadMore_readmore-link__eF9pN\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37170066\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/world-news\/belarus-russia-nuclear-weapons-putin-37170066\" tabindex=\"0\">Belarus declares it is &#8216;preparing for nuclear attack&#8217; in cooperation with Russia<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Two officers required medical treatment following the incident, and the police vehicle sustained frontal damage, causing it to be off the road for a period for repairs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Inspector Rice said: &#8220;Thankfully, the injuries our officers sustained were not too serious; however, it is unacceptable that people working to keep their community safe should be targeted in this way.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;A police vehicle was also damaged, which has an impact on our ability to carry out our duties on behalf of the local community.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Our enquiries are continuing and anyone with information, or who may have CCTV or dash-cam footage which could assist can contact police on 101, quoting reference 601 20\/05\/26.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Information can also be submitted online via <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"http:\/\/www.psni.police.uk\/makeareport\/Link opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"http:\/\/www.psni.police.uk\/makeareport\/?tblci=GiD5qJZDFHPP0IGC2jNz6m9YLIPFwqN593ANea2wXXf_UyDi3kUo1P_dlvK68MX6ATDOtz8\" rel=\"nofollow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.psni.police.uk\/makeareport\/<\/a> or you can contact the Crimestoppers charity anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"http:\/\/crimestoppers-uk.org.Link opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"http:\/\/crimestoppers-uk.org.\/?tblci=GiD5qJZDFHPP0IGC2jNz6m9YLIPFwqN593ANea2wXXf_UyDi3kUo1P_dlvK68MX6ATDOtz8\" rel=\"nofollow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/crimestoppers-uk.org.<\/a>&#8220;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a 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