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A motorcyclist who led police on a chase in Wellington tonight is in custody after crashing into a police car while trying to flee officers.
The pursuit started after officers in the area spotted two motorcyclists speeding down Mulberry St, in Normandale in Lower Hutt, just after 8.30pm.
Officers attempted
to pull them over, but both motorcyclists failed to stop.
"Police followed the fleeing drivers briefly before abandoning for safety reasons,'' a police statement said.
The motorcyclists were later seen on a street in the suburb of Maungaraki.