An armed police officer has been injured after trying to stop a car in north London.

The car was stopped by officers from Trojan, a specialist firearms squad, following an intelligence tipoff. it was then driven off at speed, hitting the male officer on White Hart Lane, Tottenham.

Teams from both the London ambulance service and the air ambulance were called to the scene. A Metropolitan police spokeswoman said the officer was driven to hospital by ambulance and his injuries were “non-life threatening”.

Officers were trying to locate the suspects and the vehicle involved, the Met said. White Hart Lane was closed as investigations continued. No arrests had been made.

The incident follows a spate of serious attacks on officers, including incidents involving vehicles.

The Thames Valley police officer Andrew Harper died when he was mown down while attending a reported burglary in August, and the West Midlands PC Christopher Burnham sustained head injuries and a shattered knee when he was hit by a car in Coventry in September.