A police officer was injured and five squad cars were damaged after two men tried to escape arrest near a closed section of the M20 motorway in the early hours of this morning.
The two men, 24 and 31, were arrested for on suspicion of offences including burglary, when they were brought to a halt near junction four shortly before 6am.
Kent Police RPU said the men allegedly tried to run over a police officer and rammed one of several police cars near the junction.
Tweeting a picture of the damaged vehicle the men were said to be driving, officers said: "Tactical options taken after vehicle failed to stop for police and tried to run an officer over."
The section of road beyond junction four had been closed since midday yesterday after part of a footbridge, which was hit by a digger being carried by a lorry, crashed onto the carriageway.
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The force said the two men drove past officers on a routine patrol on junction nine.
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When the driver refused to stop, police chased the car with the help of the force helicopter.
A spokeswoman said: "Five police vehicles have reportedly been damaged and one police officer has received minor injuries.
"A 24-year-old man and a 31-year-old man have both been arrested on suspicion of various offences including burglary."