THREE MEMBERS OF PUBLIC HURT IN POLICE CHASE
FEAR FOR PUBLIC SAFETY AS MERC FAILS TO STOP IN UXBRIDGE
A POLICE chase through Uxbridge got out of control with three innocent members of the public being injured by a suspect’s car.
The incident happened on Tuesday, November 26 shortly after 8pm.
The suspect, who was driving a Mercedes saloon car, failed to stop for police on the busy Harefield Road.
Officers pursued the suspect but the chase was abandoned out of fear for the public’s safety.
At the Oxford Road Roundabout, the suspect then collided with a male pedestrian who suffered an arm injury.
He was taken to a West London hospital and is expected to make a full recovery.
The Mercedes once again failed to stop. It careened another few hundred metres before crashing into another car at Grainges Yard Car Park, injuring another two members of the public.
At this stage the suspect abandoned the vehicle and fled on foot.
A police cordon was temporarily in place at the scene of the pedestrian being hit but this has since been cleared.
A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said: “At 20.09pm on Tuesday November 26, a Mercedes saloon failed to stop for police at Harefield Road, Uxbridge.
“Officers conducted an authorised pursuit which was terminated after a short distance due to the unsafe manner of the suspect’s driving.
“At Oxford Road Roundabout the suspect vehicle was in collision with a male pedestrian.
“The male suffered an arm injury. He was taken to a west London hospital where his condition is not life-threatening.
“The suspect vehicle continued to Grainges Yard Car Park where it was in collision with another vehicle. Following the collision the suspect fled on foot leaving the Mercedes at the scene.
“Two further members of the public were injured in the Grainges Yard collision. Their injuries were minor.
“Enquiries continue.”