THIS is the shocking moment a thug appears to punch a police officer to the ground then rams his car before speeding away along a footpath.

Dramatic footage captured by witnesses shows the lone officer striking the male suspect with a baton as he desperately tries to stop him fleeing the scene in Grantham Road, Bradford.

But just as it looked like the officer was getting the upper hand in the struggle, a well-meaning bystander intervened and unintentionally allowed the suspect to get back inside his red Skoda.

Before the officer could react, the suspect reversed into a parked car then slammed into the officer's vehicle before zooming off along the pavement.

Video captured on mobile phones - which emerged on social media on Wednesday - shows the officer chasing the suspect, who makes a dash towards the open driver's door of the Skoda. As the pair struggle, the officer appears to be knocked to the tarmac.

He gets up and pulls out a baton, ordering the suspect to surrender. But the man stands his ground and appears to goad the officer before trying to flee on foot.

Hot on his heels, the officer hits him with the truncheon and the suspect starts throwing punches.

Suddenly, a concerned citizen rushes to get between them, saying "easy, easy".

The suspect takes advantage of the confusion and quickly gets back in his vehicle before the officer can stop him.

He then reverses into a parked car and slams into the side of the police car before accelerating away along the pavement.

In a second clip, the clearly frustrated officer appears to remonstrate with the member of the public who got involved before inspecting the damage to his car.

By Erica Doyle Higgins
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