Person in custody after police chase ends in crash near Hastings

A person is in custody after a police chase ended in a crash near Hastings. Photo / Christian Fuller

A person has been caught and taken into custody after a police chase ended in a crash near Hastings.

A police spokeswoman said a vehicle of interest to police failed to stop around 10.30am on Wednesday, near the intersection of Railway Rd (State Highway 51) and Davis Rd.

The crash occurred down Davis Rd shortly after.

Two others in the car suffered minor injuries in the crash, according to a St John ambulance spokeswoman.

They were not transported to Hawke's Bay Hospital, she said.

Officers, including members of the police dog squad, searched for one person involved in the crash.

Workers in the field directly opposite told Hawke's Bay Today they heard a "big loud bang" and came racing to see what had happened.

The driver of the vehicle fled on foot and was located and taken into custody. Photo / Christian Fuller

Three hours after, police arrested a person following another chase in Tamatea.

Police said the chase started on Sutherland St about 1.25pm.

The chase spanned parts of Napier and Hastings before ending on Flaxmere Ave, Flaxmere, a roughly 20 minute drive from Tamatea, when the vehicle was abandoned.

The driver fled on foot and was located and arrested on Flaxmere Ave.