Two police cars damaged after smash in chase
TWO police cars smashed into each other and one of them ploughed into a fence post during an off-road chase.
The Cheshire Police BMWs had been chasing a vehicle along the M56 when it turned onto a cycle path in Wythenshawe.
One of the police cars ended up smashing into a fence post, causing the other patrol vehicle to smash into the back of it at about 2pm, a Cheshire Police spokesman said.
Photos from the scene show the smashed up cars in a wooded area just off the motorway on Wednesday afternoon.
The photos also show one of the cars badly smashed up at the front being lifted by a hoist onto a recovery vehicle.
The front wheel is missing and panelling is torn from the side.
One officer was taken to hospital for minor injuries, a Cheshire Police spokesman said.
Three men, two aged 22 and one aged 24, and two women, aged 19 and 16, were arrested on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle and all were in police custody overnight.
A Cheshire Police spokesman said: “At approximately 1.50pm today, Wednesday February 21, two police vehicles from Cheshire Police were involved in a minor collision off the M56, Princess Parkway, in Wythenshawe.
“As a result of the collision one police officer sustained minor injuries and has been taken to hospital as a precautionary measure.
“Both of the police cars had been following a suspicious vehicle at the time of the incident.
“As a result of the pursuit five people have been arrested on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle.”