Man airlifted to hospital as stolen car overturns in crash during …
Two men have been taken to hospital after a police chase involving a stolen car led to a crash.
At around 9.30am on Sunday, September 10, the police received a report of a black Hyundai Baron being stolen from Penrith. They also received information it was in the North Yorkshire area.
Afterwards, just after 10am, North Yorkshire Police found the car travelling on the A1(M). They pursued the car east along the A59 towards York.[1][2]
Then, at 10.20am, just as it reached the outer ring road, it crashed into two other cars and was left overturned. One man was found in the Hyundai having suffered serious injuries while another man was found injured a short distance away.
The pair were both taken to hospital, with one being taken by air ambulance and another by land. North Yorkshire Police said: “At about 9.30am today, Sunday 10 September, North Yorkshire Police received a report that a black Hyundai Bayon had been stolen from Penrith and was in the North Yorkshire area.
“The vehicle was located on the A1(M) shortly after 10am, and officers pursued it heading east along the A59 towards York. Just after 10.20am, as it reached the outer ring road, it was involved in a collision with two other vehicles and overturned.
“One man was found in the Hyundai with serious injuries. Another man was found by officers a short distance away from the collision scene.
“Both men were taken to hospital for treatment, one by air ambulance, the other by land ambulance.”
If you witnessed or have any dashcam footage of the crash or the black Hyundai before the crash, the police are asking for you to contact North Yorkshire Police’s Major Collision Investigation Team. You can do so by calling 101 or by emailing here[4] with reference NYP-10092023-0188.
It is mandatory for the police to refer an incident in which someone has been seriously injured amid police involvement to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), and North Yorkshire Police have done so.
References
- ^ North Yorkshire Police (www.examinerlive.co.uk)
- ^ York. (www.examinerlive.co.uk)
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- ^ emailing here (northyorkshire.police.uk)