Two police officers have been injured after their vehicle was rammed in Newry, County Down.

They were alerted to a suspected stolen vehicle parked in the forecourt of a garage in the Belfast Road area at about 11.20pm last night.

The PSNI has said that when officers attempted to speak to the occupants, the driver accelerated and collided with a police vehicle, causing extensive damage and injuring two officers inside.

The suspected stolen car, a blue Mazda Demio, was later located in the Bessbrook area.

In a separate incident, the PSNI said a second police vehicle was rammed by a silver van in the Dobsons Way area of Bessbrook just after 2.30 this morning.

Anyone with information or dashcam footage from the area is asked to contact the PSNI.

Main image: PSNI officers in Belfast, 10-5-08. Image: David Cordner / Alamy