A suspected stolen car was confiscated this morning after a car chase by Bootle.
Park Lane is closed in both directions as travel monitors describe INRIX as a “police incident” on Bailey Drive and Orrell Road near Bootle Cemetery.
Merseyside Police confirm that a man has been arrested.
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At around 11:15 a.m., an allegedly stolen Audi S3 was spotted at high speed on East Lancs Road, Norris Green.
Police tracked the car and headed for Bootle, where it collided with vehicles on Hawthorne Road, causing damage but no injury.
The car was stopped nearby and a man was arrested at the intersection of Menai Road and Watts Lane.
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As a precautionary measure, he will be examined in the hospital before he is taken into custody on suspicion of serious unauthorized transport of a motor vehicle (UTMV); failure to stop and disqualification of driving.
Anyone who has witnessed this incident or has information is asked to contact the Merseyside Police Department at 21000472949.
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