PSP officer injured after being struck by two men fleeing on the 25 de Abril Bridge (watch the video)

A PSP officer was injured after being struck by a vehicle carrying two men, aged 26 and 46, who were fleeing on the 25 de Abril Bridge. The incident occurred on Friday morning, March 13, around 7:52 am, according to Correio da Manhã, citing a PSP source. It began during a routine police stop at the toll plaza when the men in the vehicle refused to stop and immediately fled. A pursuit ensued, and on the bridge deck, the suspects' vehicle hit another car and the officer's motorcycle. The officer was transported to São Francisco Xavier Hospital in Lisbon due to injuries from the fall. The vehicle was intercepted further ahead, and the two suspects were arrested, with the event captured on video by witnesses. It is currently known that the driver did not have a driving licence. The incident caused traffic to be suspended on the bridge until around 9:00 am in the Almada-Lisbon direction.