A 37-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder after a police officer was left with a fractured skull in an alleged hit-and-run.

Tekle Lenox, of no fixed abode, has been charged with attempted murder, driving while disqualified and driving without insurance, West Midlands Police said.

Married father-of-one Christopher Burnham suffered a bleed on the brain and a shattered knee when he tried to stop a Mini in Radford, Coventry, at about 2.45pm on Wednesday.

PC Chris Burnham (right) was knocked down on Wednesday in Radford, Coventry. Tekle Lenox (left), of no fixed abode, has been charged with attempted murder, driving while disqualified and driving without insurance, West Midlands Police said

The officer, who has been with the force for 25 years, remains in hospital and is critically ill.

Lennox, who was arrested on Friday, is due to appear before Coventry Magistrate's Court tomorrow.

PC Burnham, described as 'very well-regarded' by colleagues, faces a 'long road to recovery', Chief Superintendent Mike O'Hara said.

He is being supported by relatives, his wife and ten-year-old son.

The neighbourhood policeman is the second officer from the force to be run over while on duty in just a matter of weeks.

Pc Gareth Phillips, 42, suffered life-changing injuries including a shattered pelvis after he was struck by a thief in a hijacked BMW in Birmingham last month.

A thug driver is being hunted after PC Burnham was mown down in a horrific hit-and-run crash in Coventry on Wednesday (pictured, debris on the road following the crash)

The neighbourhood officer suffered head and leg injuries after being hit when he tried to stop a white Mini (pictured after it was dumped 500 metres away)

Mubashar Hussain has since admitted causing grievous bodily harm with intent to resist arrest after pinning the traffic officer under his own vehicle.

Elsewhere, a man stands accused of seriously injuring two police officers by driving a stolen Mercedes into them in Littlehampton, East Sussex.

Jack Robson, 20, allegedly drove the vehicle into Pc Lisa Holt and Pc Tim Bradbury while they were on duty. He has been remanded in custody.

Greater Manchester Police appealed on Thursday for witnesses after an officer's leg was crushed by a fleeing VW Golf during a reported attempted burglary.

The scene in Coventry where police are investigating following a suspected hit-and-run