Gib tug-of-war: Customs officer run over by motorcyclist trying to avoid the queues
Thursday, September 5, 2013 @ 7:02 PM
A GUARDIA Civil officer at the Gibraltar border was knocked over by a motorcyclist this morning (Wednesday) who was trying to dodge police and get past the inspections on commuters heading into and out of the Rock.
The policeman suffered minor injuries, says the Spanish interior ministry, but these are being checked to make sure there is nothing more serious hidden under the surface.
This is the second incident of its type in the customs inspection queue at the Spain-Gibraltar border in less than a month.
On August 6, a Gibraltar-registered car driver ignored the officer's attempt to pull him over for inspection and continued on his way, knocking the policeman over in the process.
The officer suffered injuries severe enough that he had to be off work for a few days.
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