Huge police response in Yorkshire as chase ends with stolen van carrying gas cylinders hitting tree

This was the scene on Tuesday (February 8) as police flooded a Sheffield suburb after a van carrying gas cylinders was stolen and crashed into a tree.
By Robert Cumber
Published 9th Feb 2022, 07:57 BST
Updated 9th Feb 2022, 08:00 BST

At least six police vehicles and a fire engine were spotted on Callow Drive in Gleadless on Tuesday morning.

A South Yorkshire Police spokeswoman said: “We received reports at 11am [on Tuesday] of a stolen red Ford Transit vehicle on Myrtle Road in Sheffield.

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“Roads Policing Officers attended the area and after locating the vehicle requested the driver stopped. The driver failed to stop and a short pursuit commenced.

Police and firefighters on Callow Drive in Gleadless, Sheffield, after a van was stolen and crashed into a tree following a chasePolice and firefighters on Callow Drive in Gleadless, Sheffield, after a van was stolen and crashed into a tree following a chase
Police and firefighters on Callow Drive in Gleadless, Sheffield, after a van was stolen and crashed into a tree following a chase

“The pursuit came to a stop following the vehicle colliding with a tree on Abney Road.

“The suspect, a 26-year-old man, fled the scene but was later detained by officers and arrested on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle. He remains in police custody.”

She added that South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue had attended due to the vehicle carrying gas cylinders.