A policeman has sustained serious injuries following a crash in Mount Duneed today, Victoria Police say.
It is believed the officer was standing next to a stationary marked police vehicle on the Surf Coast Highway, near Mount Duneed Road, when a vehicle crashed into his car shortly after 1pm.
The male sergeant has been taken to hospital with what are understood to be non-life threatening leg injuries.
The driver of the vehicle, a 21-year-old Melton West man, was taken to hospital under police guard and is receiving what are believed to be non-life threatening injuries sustained in the crash.
Police had been monitoring the man following reports of erratic behaviour earlier today.
Anyone who witnessed the incident or with any information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers.
