Patterson River Secondary College: Hunt for driver after police officer injured in Seaford
Police are hunting for the driver of a white utility after a female officer was injured in a hit run at a school in Melbourne’s south east.
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Police are appealing for anyone with information to come forward after an officer was injured in a hit run while responding to an alarm at Patterson River Secondary College.
A Victoria Police spokeswoman said officers were called to the Eel Race Rd school in Seaford at about 3am on Sunday.
At the scene, a female officer was struck and injured by a vehicle that was driving on school ground.
She was rushed to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to the spokeswoman, while the driver fled the scene.
The vehicle has been described as a white utility with a silver tray.
Neither the utility nor the driver have been located.
Anyone with information has been urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or online at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au.
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