Stolen car rammed police during Leeds to Wakefield pursuit

A stolen car rammed police vehicles during a pursuit from Leeds to Wakefield yesterday.

The silver Mini Cooper, which had been reported as stolen, travelled through Ossett and Horbury with police on its tail.

The vehicles after the pursuit drew to a close in Cross Lane in Wakefield.placeholder image
The vehicles after the pursuit drew to a close in Cross Lane in Wakefield.

It rammed police cars before being forced to stop in Cross Lane in the Thornes area of Wakefield.

West Yorkshire Police's Road Policing Unit said an arrest had been made following the pursuit.

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