A 19-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after hitting a police officer with a vehicle. 

The police officer was left with serious injuries after the vehicle drove towards her in the car park of the Cheadle Royal retail park on Saturday 25 January around 11.55pm. 

Greater Manchester Police had received reports of people acting suspiciously in a vehicle in the car park. 

When the police officer went to investigate, the car was 'driven at speed towards her'. 

The officer was taken to hospital for her injuries, and is 'recovering well'. 

Chief Inspector John Picton described the incident as 'truly shocking'.

"It shows how quickly situations our frontline officers attend can escalate", he added. 

"There is absolutely no explanation as to why this incident needed to end the way it did.

"Our officers go to work every day to provide an outstanding service to the communities they serve, and achieve fantastic results in situations that are often challenging.

"Assaults on our officers are completely unacceptable and won't be tolerated. In this case, the officer suffered serious injuries.

"Our investigation is continuing, and the officer is being supported by all of us at the Stockport district."