A POLICE officer on Wednesday fled for dear life as an angry mob bayed for his blood after an illegal money changer he was chasing was knocked down by a car near Tredgold Building in Bulawayo.

An operation to rid the city of illegal foreign dealers, especially around Tredgold Building and surrounding areas is underway.

A Chronicle news crew witnessed the incident which occurred at corner Leopold Takawira and Fort Street at around 11AM on Wednesday.

The siphatheleni who was identified only as, Portia, was outpacing the police officer from the Foundation College side of Herbert Chitepo Street.
She was about halfway across Fort Street when she suddenly realised she was on a collision course with a black Lexus.

Portia fell on the road as she tried to avoid the car and the car ran over her arm.

Her colleagues who had disappeared suddenly re-appeared and together with members of the public ran after the police officer.

The officer sprinted towards Bulawayo Central Police Station and it could not be established what became of him.State media