A man accused of abducting an 11-year-old hours after allegedly sexually assaulting a teenager was caught when he crashed a car in a police chase this morning.
Police are interviewing an 18-year-old in relation to both sexual assaults, which took place in Christchurch and North Canterbury this morning.
The first assault happened in a car near Pound Rd, at the rear of Christchurch Airport, around midnight.
Police believe the victim was known to the offender.
The car, a white 1990 Nissan Primera saloon, was recovered by police shortly after the incident.