A 37-year-old motorist with two arrest warrants in force and 58 police records has been seriously injured on Tuesday afternoon. He tried to escape from the police in Cibeles and was hit by a taxi on the street of Alcalá.

Despite suffering a moderate head injury as a result of the impact, the fugitive, of Spanish nationality, has resisted arrest and has assaulted two plainclothes agents, police sources and Emergencias Madrid have informed EFE. The event occurred around 15:00 p.m.