Two Ayrshire police officers were taken to hospital yesterday after their pursuit of a speeding driver saw them crash into a tree.
Officers say the Audi, which was driving at excessive speed on the A759 at Loans at around 1.10pm, failed to stop and then overtook another car.
The driver of the police car had to react quickly to avoid a collision and hit a tree as a result.
Cops say the Audi continued to drive on towards Kilmarnock.
Both male officers, aged 33 and 40, were taken to Crosshouse Hospital as a precaution.
Police in South Ayrshire are appealing for witnesses after a car failed to stop in the Loans area and two police officers were taken to hospital.
Sergeant Kevin Blackley, of the road policing unit, said: "We're appealing to anyone who saw an older style, light metallic coloured Audi A3 perhaps driving erratically around the Loans area or in Kilmarnock around the time of the incident on Monday to contact us.
"Thankfully, on this occasion, the officers didn't suffer any serious injuries but this type of driving is extremely dangerous and the driver of the Audi clearly showed complete disregard for other road users by continuing to drive so recklessly."
Anyone with any information or dashcam footage from that area, please contact Police Scotland on 101 quoting incident number 1520 of 5 October 2020.
