Police in the North are treating an incident in which an officer was hit by a car as attempted murder.
The officer was manning a checkpoint on the Doagh Road, Newtownabbey, Co Antrim early this morning when the incident happened.
Police say the driver of a dark blue car deliberately swerved towards and hit the officer before speeding off. It was found crashed in Rathcoole later. A number of men were seen running from the car.
The police man is in hospital suffering from a back injury, a fractured hand and bruising.