North Rhine-Westphalia: Scooter driver is said to have knocked over police officers

Witten (dpa / lnw) - A scooter driver is said to have killed and injured a police officer during a traffic check in Witten. According to the officials, they wanted to check three scooter drivers on Sunday. The other two immediately ran away when they saw the police officers. The third party initially stopped, but then accelerated and headed towards the officer. According to the information, the 27-year-old police officer fell and was taken to the hospital for treatment. The scooter driver also fell and then fled on foot. There is still no trace of him, the police said on Monday. Why the three scooter riders fled from the police remained unclear.