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Metro
3 days ago
- Metro
Van drives wrong way down dual carriageway in shocking police chase footage
A van drove the wrong way down a dual carriageway for over half a kilometre during an early-morning police pursuit through the streets of Nottingham. Police released dashcam footage of how the white van weaved and swerved around parked cars, ignored a red light, and went the wrong way around a roundabout on Thursday. After making erratic manoeuvres including a u-turn and a loop around a group of garages, police say the chase reached a dangerous point when the van veered onto the wrong side of the A6514 Western Boulevard. It reportedly drove into oncoming lanes of the dual carriageway, while running on its rims and sending sparks 'flying everywhere'. With the van damaged, the driver eventually abandoned the vehicle and attempted to flee on foot, with officers tracking him down to a nearby garden. The six-minute chase through Bilborough and Basford began in the early hours of June 26, when officers spotted a van being driven without its lights on. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video They stopped the vehicle on Wigman Road, but before speaking to officers the the driver sped off again, prompting a pursuit across the city's western suburbs. Fortunately, the roads were quiet at the time, and no collisions occurred. A 34-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving and failing to stop. During a search of the van, a bag of cocaine was found, and the suspect later tested positive for the drug with a roadside kit, leading to further arrests on suspicion of drug-driving and possession of Class A drugs. Inspector Chris Chell said: 'Thanks to the superior driving skills of our pursuing officers and the time when this happened, nobody was injured during this incident. 'The person behind the wheel of the van should count themselves extremely lucky that was the case though, as their standard of driving was very dangerous, as shown by the footage released. 'They went the wrong way around roundabouts, drove erratically through residential areas, and even travelled on the wrong side of a dual carriageway for a protracted amount of time. 'As I've said, thankfully because it was in the early hours of the morning, the roads weren't busy, otherwise this could've led to a very serious accident. 'By trailing the van from a safe distance, the officers in pursuit ensured this didn't happen and arrested a suspect soon afterwards, so they deserve a lot of credit for their efforts.' Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@ For more stories like this, check our news page. MORE: Man, 28, arrested after pregnant mother-of-two found dead in home MORE: Zara Aleena's family to retrace her final steps at vigil on third anniversary of her murder MORE: Funeral home owner stashed 191 bodies and gave grieving families fake ashes
Daily Mirror
4 days ago
- Daily Mirror
Van drives wrong way down dual carriageway in horrifying police chase footage
Police have released shocking footage showing officers pursue a van through a major UK city as it drives the wrong way along a dual carriageway and runs a red light Dramatic dashcam footage shows a van driving through a city's suburbs while being chased by police. The van was spotted by officers with its lights off in the early hours of Thursday, June 26, before being pulled over. As officers got out of their car to speak to the driver, the van sped off down Wigman Road in the Bilborough area of Nottingham. A six-minute pursuit followed as he was pursued to the Basford area of the city. In an attempt to evade officers, the driver did a lap around a set of garages, swerved across the road and went the wrong way around a roundabout. The driver is also seen running a red light in the footage released by Nottinghamshire Police, before turning onto the A6514 Western Boulevard. At this point in the police chase, the van was damaged and seen travelling 600 metres along the wrong side of the dual carriageway. Sparks could be seen flying from the van after tyres popped during the pursuit before turning off the dual carriageway. He then abandoned the vehicle and tried to flee the scene. Officers arrested a 34-year-old man on suspicion of dangerous driving and failing to stop. A bag of cocaine was also found inside the van. As a result, the man was later arrested on suspicion of drug driving and possession of class A drugs, NottinghamshireLive reports. Inspector Chris Chell, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: "As I've said, thankfully because it was in the early hours of the morning, the roads weren't busy, otherwise this could've led to a very serious accident. "By trailing the van from a safe distance, the officers in pursuit ensured this didn't happen and arrested a suspect soon afterwards, so they deserve a lot of credit for their efforts." Earlier this year the Mirror reported on Mazyar Azarbonyad, 20, who pleaded guilty to dangerous driving after seven police officers were injured in a huge pile up in a pile up on the A1 involving five police vehicles and a car. He also pleaded guilty to driving without insurance and a licence several times after the horrific crash. The Iran-born defendant, who came to the UK in around 2020, was behind the wheel of a powerful BMW which was being pursued by police along the A1 near the Gateshead and Newcastle border at around 2.30am on April 9 when the collision occurred. The crash happened near the Derwent Haugh Road junction, on the borders of Gateshead and Newcastle, at 2.27am on April 9. The Northumbria force said seven officers were taken to hospital with what it described as non-life threatening injuries. They have all since been discharged. A spokesman said the two occupants of a BMW, which was being pursued at the time, were uninjured.
