A man has been charged with attempted murder after a police officer was critically injured after being hit by a car.

PC Christopher Miller, 38, has been in hospital with life-threatening injuries since the incident on the B416 in Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire on Thursday night.

Thames Valley Police arrested two men, aged 28 and 38, from Slough, Berkshire, on suspicion of attempted murder and causing serious injury by dangerous driving.

Simranjit Kajla, 28, has now been charged with attempted murder, the force confirmed on Tuesday.

He has also been charged with causing serious injury by dangerous driving, driving whilst disqualified and using a motor vehicle on a road without insurance.

Mr Kajla is scheduled to appear at Reading Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday.