SHOCKING footage shows the moment a quad bike rider rammed into a police car before flipping over the bonnet.
Cops spotted the vehicle with no registration plate at about 9pm on Tuesday in Kensington, Merseyside .
The rider rode off but when police caught up he rammed their vehicle in chaotic scenes.
Video footage then captured him reversing into a parked car before ramming the police car a second time.
He narrowly missed an officer before losing control of the quad bike.
The rider flipped the vehicle onto its side over the police car’s bonnet and he landed upside down.
He was then detained at the scene, according to Merseyside Police.
The quad bike rider was taken to hospital for assessment and later discharged, confirmed cops.
A 29-year-old man from Everton was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving and theft of a motor vehicle.
He was also arrested on suspicion of driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence and without insurance and acquiring/using/possessing criminal property.
The man was assessed in hospital and later taken onto police custody to be interviewed.
Chief Inspector Steve Robinson said: “Thankfully no officers were hurt during the course of this incident, but the results of the suspect’s reckless actions could have been far worse.
“We will never tolerate people who put the safety of themselves and other road users at risk by driving uninsured vehicles with no licence in a dangerous manner.
“Our officers turn up to work every day knowing they could face challenging and dynamic situations. They do so willingly because they are committed to protecting the public from harm.
“But there can never be any excuse for anyone deliberately driving at officers knowing full well that their actions could cause serious injury or worse.
“Our officers were on proactive patrol to disrupt criminality and keep our communities in Liverpool safe.
“The last thing they should have to be dealing with is a suspect ramming their vehicle in this way and we are determined to ensure the person responsible is brought to justice.”
Cops are ramping up activity across Merseyside as part of the Safer Streets Summer initiative.
This includes enhanced high-visibility patrols in hotspot areas for serious violence, ASB, theft, and robbery.
The Safer Streets Summer campaign forms part of the Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee announced by the Government earlier this month.
As part of this, every neighbourhood in England and Wales will have dedicated teams spending their time on the beat, with guaranteed police patrols in town centres and other hotspot areas at peak times.
