A police pursuit was called off after it became too dangerous. At least one vehicle, including this truck, was struck by the fleeing driver.
A police pursuit was called off after it became too dangerous. At least one vehicle, including this truck, was struck by the fleeing driver.
A fleeing driver struck at least one vehicle before narrowly missing another in an attempt to escape police between Hawke's Bay's twin cities on Tuesday.
Police said a vehicle failed to stop on Karamu Rd, Hastings about 10.40am.
A Napier man and his wife were travelling into Whakatu, 8km northeastof Hastings, when they spotted a police vehicle with flashing lights about 10.45am.
Shortly afterwards, a speeding grey sedan "came straight for us driving the wrong way round the roundabout" and narrowly missed his vehicle, the man said.
A driver fled police this morning, narrowly missing motorists near Whakatu.
