A suspect was struck by a car on Coventry Ring Road while running away from police.

Officers were seen chasing the man near to William Batchelor House, in Leicester Row, before he tried to weave around traffic on the busy ring road near to the junction with Foleshill Road.

He was hit by a car in the outside lane and then jumped upon by officers who put him in cuffs before he was placed in the back of a waiting police car.

The drama unfolded at around 1.40pm on Monday afternoon (April 8)

An eyewitness who saw the whole thing said the suspect was weaving in between cars on the ring road.

He said: "I heard a number of sirens on the ring road, went outside to see what was going on.

"I could see a police motorbike going the wrong way along the ring road and up onto the path.

"A number of police cars were on the ring road at the junction of Foleshill Road.

"I then saw a man being chased by officers by William Batchelor House, he then made his way onto the ring road weaving between cars before being hit by a yellow Citreon.

"Officers then jumped on him and cuffed him while he was on the floor and got him in the back of the car.

"There were police cars just off Stoney Stanton Road in a turning just next to the ring road.

"A police motorbike was also scouring the area."

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The incident also saw a police motorbike riding the wrong way along the Ring Road and on pavements, while two police cars were seen parked up in a road next to the Ring Road junction for Foleshill Road.

The drama and noise of the sirens and police cars and bikes alerted passers-by with many stopping on the Canal Basin bridge to watch what happened.

West Midlands Police have been contacted for comment.

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