Commercial Court Leeds: Everything we know as man arrested for attempted murder of two police officers

A man has been arrested for the attempted murder of two police officers who were knocked down by a car in Leeds.

The on-duty officers were rushed to hospital after being struck by the vehicle in the city centre on Wednesday night (December 27).

The driver was arrested and police have launched a double attempted murder investigation. Here is everything we know so far – and what police have said.

When and where did the incident happen?

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A man has been arrested after two police officers were hit by a car in Leeds city centre, near the junction of Commercial Court and Trevelyan Square (Stock image Google/National World)A man has been arrested after two police officers were hit by a car in Leeds city centre, near the junction of Commercial Court and Trevelyan Square (Stock image Google/National World)
A man has been arrested after two police officers were hit by a car in Leeds city centre, near the junction of Commercial Court and Trevelyan Square (Stock image Google/National World)

The two victims had been called to an earlier report of an assault at a bar in Briggate at 11.30pm.