A police officer has been hit by a car which had been pulled over in an «intelligence led stop» in Tottenham.

The vehicle was stopped by armed police in White Hart Lane at about 11:30 GMT and struck the officer when it was driven off «at speed», the Met said.

London Ambulance Service said the firearms officer suffered a minor injury and had been driven to hospital.

No arrests have been made and «inquiries are under way to locate the suspects and the vehicle,» police said.