A Philadelphia police officer was injured in a hit-and-run while attempting to make a traffic stop in North Philadelphia.

A Philadelphia police officer was injured after being struck by a driver in a stolen car during a Tuesday night incident in Feltonville, police announced at a press conference. The officer, whose name has not been released,

The cruiser started tailing the vehicle Tuesday after identifying that it was taken in an armed carjacking days earlier.

A driver in a stolen car hit a police cruiser and an officer before taking off in North Philadelphia. It happened around 9:45 p.m. near Front Street and Hunting Park Avenue.