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This is the moment a suspect is tackled to the floor by a police officer after he broke free from the back of an ambulance and made a dash for freedom.

The man was under arrest at the time and remained in custody on Saturday, Greater Manchester Police said in an update. The bizarre scenes played out on Whitworth Road in Rochdale on Thursday.

The video footage - posted up to X, formerly Twitter, by GMP's traffic unit, shows the ambulance in the distance and it's rear doors suddenly opening. READ MORE: Clarendon Leisure Centre 'to be torn down on Monday' after devastating fire The man, who was held after reports of a collision, runs off down the pavement in front of two passers-by near to a convenience store.

He then returns into view - followed by a chasing traffic officer - and attempts to cross the road. But the brave bobby takes him down then rolls him over to secure him, as paramedics and other police officers run to hold him down.

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