Police officer injured after hard-shoulder crash during traffic stop on M11 in Cambridgeshire

A police officer was injured after a vehicle collided with his car on the hard shoulder.

The crash happened at about 11.20pm on Tuesday after officers stopped an unconnected lorry on the southbound M11 just over the border into Essex.

A 38-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving.

Both he and an officer sustained minor injuries, with the arrested man being taken to hospital for treatment.

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