Man arrested after stolen Mercedes crashes into four vehicles in Yorkshire
A man has been arrested after a stolen Mercedes crashed into four other vehicles after failing to stop for police in Yorkshire.
West Yorkshire Police said it was called by colleagues at Humberside Police to alert them that a stolen Mercedes has crossed the border into West Yorkshire at around 3.40pm on Easter Monday (Apr 6).
The car was spotted going westbound on the M62 at around 4pm when it failed to stop when instructed to by officers.
A few minutes later, it was involved in a crash with four other vehicles on Bradford Road in Birstall, at the junction with Cambridge Road.
A statement from West Yorkshire Police said: “The driver of the Mercedes a 21-year-old man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of burglary, dangerous driving, possession of cannabis and a public order offence, he's been taken to hospital as a precaution.
“Several people were checked over at the scene by the ambulance service with one man being taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.”