Police chase after four women 'steal car' ends in horror M62 crash as driver in critical condition

Four women person been arrested aft they allegedly stole a car and drove astatine precocious velocity on a motorway towards Manchester earlier the operator ended up smashing into a Peugeot

A constabulary pursuit resulted successful a fearfulness crash connected the M62 aft 4 women allegedly stole a car and drove astatine precocious velocity on the motorway earlier smashing into different vehicle.

The M62 was brought to a grinding halt contiguous pursuing a superior collision betwixt Ainley Top and Brighouse, successful West Yorkshire, astatine astir 3.15pm. West Yorkshire Police said delays were expected until the aboriginal hours of Sunday greeting owed to the fearfulness smash.

Four women were arrested aft they allegedly stole a Toyota car and drove astatine precocious velocity connected the M62 westbound carriageway. The conveyance past smashed into a Peugeot and the operator near with superior injuries.

A West Yorkshire Police spokesperson told The Mirror: "At astir 2.55pm contiguous (Saturday), a car failed to halt for constabulary connected the M621 arsenic it travelled towards the M62 astatine Birstall. A pursuit was authorised and the car, a achromatic Toyota Corolla, drove astatine velocity connected to the M62 westbound carriageway, heading towards Manchester.

"Shortly aft 3pm the Toyota was successful collision with a Peugeot 306, conscionable earlier Junction 24 connected the westbound carriageway. The Peugeot operator was taken to infirmary with superior injuries and his information is described arsenic captious but stable.

"The 4 pistillate occupants of the Toyota person been arrested connected suspicion of theft of centrifugal vehicle. The eastbound carriageway of the M62 has present re-opened, but the westbound carriageway is apt to stay closed until the aboriginal hours of Sunday morning."

The Independent Office for Police Conduct has been notified arsenic is modular erstwhile dealing with this benignant of incident. Photos taken earlier contiguous showed lengthy delays successful some directions of the motorway. National Highways issued an alert telling drivers they should expect delays to their journeys.

In a bid of posts antecedently shared to its Yorkshire division's X/Twitter post, a National Highways spokesperson said: "The M62 remains closed successful some directions betwixt J24 and J25 pursuing a superior collision. Traffic caught wrong the closure is being released via the rear of the queue. Please stay successful your vehicles and await acquisition from the constabulary oregon a postulation officer."