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A Queensland police officer has been thrown from his motorbike after a driver he was attempting to pull over tried to run him down.
Brisbane police say Sergeant Robert Rea was on a motorcycle about 7am when he spotted a dark green Ford Falcon travelling at 170km/h up the motorway.
The driver was pulled over at the Mine Street exit near Collingwood Park, but then tried to reverse over Sgt Rea as he approached.
As the officer steered out of the way, the Falcon driver accelerated into the rear of the motorcycle, throwing Sgt Rea onto the road.
The driver sped off under the Ipswich Road overpass.
“Police officers have families, they have children. They don’t come to work to be deliberately driven at and struck by motor vehicles,” Steve Riznyk from the Queensland Police said.
“The car was observed to swerve at him on the motorbike, and the officer was unable to take evasive action.”
Sgt Rea has been in the force for more than 20 years.
He suffered injuries to his hand and leg.
Police are searching for the driver, and are asking for anyone with a dash camera that was driving in the area at the time to come forward.