Lower Hutt arrest: Man bites police, injures two officers

Two police officers have been injured and another nearly hit by a vehicle in Lower Hutt.

Police say a man bit officers while they were attempting to arrest him.

The man was tasered and taken into custody at the scene shortly after the incident.

Prior to this arrest, a vehicle nearly hit another police officer.

Police had been conducting a checkpoint on Gracefield St when the chaos unfolded.

A vehicle had failed to stop.

A pursuit was not initiated, but police kept observations on the vehicle.

The man and the vehicle were later located on Randwick Rd, where police say they tried to speak with the man and he continued to act in a threatening way, leading to his arrest.

The two officers who were injured and the arrested man are being medically assessed.

Police say charges against the man are being considered.