Two people have been arrested following a Police pursuit and crash in Highbridge today (Wednesday, 30th April).
Traffic officers spotted a vehicle driving without insurance along Market Street this afternoon.
Officers used lights and sirens to bring the vehicle to a stop, however the vehicle made off.
“A short pursuit commenced along Market Street where the vehicle – a Volkswagen – was involved in a collision with two other cars,” says a spokesperson.
“The Volkswagen then continued onto the A38 Bristol Road and was lost to sight by officers. It was then located by officers a short distance down the road after being involved in a collision between three other vehicles.”
“Two people were arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving, driving while under the influence of drugs, going equipped to steal and failure to stop.”
“Thankfully, no one seriously hurt but three people received treatment from paramedics and one was taken to hospital. None of their injuries are thought to be life-threatening or life changing.”
“The road was closed while emergency services attended.”
A spokesperson for the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) added: “We were called at 5:08pm on Wednesday 30 April to a road traffic collision near Highbridge. We sent two double-crewed land ambulances to the scene and conveyed two patients by land ambulances to Weston General Hospital.”
