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Elderly driver critically injured after police pursuit crash in Leeming
A police pursuit of a stolen vehicle in Leeming, Perth, resulted in a crash that critically injured an elderly driver and hospitalized two officers.
By Felo News Desk · Published
An 80‑year‑old man was rushed to Royal Perth Hospital in critical condition after his Hyundai Accent was hit during a police pursuit on South Street in Leeming, Perth, on Monday morning, SMH reported.
Police were chasing a stolen vehicle that had been tracked from a house in White Gum Valley at about 3 am, then sighted on Albany Highway at 10:35 am. The stolen car failed to stop at an intersection on Beasley Road, prompting a high‑speed pursuit through Kenwick, Langford, Canning Vale and Leeming. At around 11 am the police car collided with the civilian vehicle, ejecting the latter’s engine onto the roadside and embedding a street sign in one of the cars.
Both officers – a man in his 40s and a woman in her 30s – were taken to Fiona Stanley Hospital as a precaution. The stolen‑vehicle driver, a 27‑year‑old, was later arrested after fleeing on foot from a caravan park in Coogee.
Key facts
- The crash occurred around 11 am on South Street, Leeming. (smh.com.au)
- The elderly driver, aged in his 80s, was taken to Royal Perth Hospital in critical condition. (smh.com.au)
- Two police officers were taken to Fiona Stanley Hospital as a precaution. (smh.com.au)
- The stolen vehicle was taken from White Gum Valley at about 3 am and sighted on Albany Highway at 10:35 am. (smh.com.au)
- The 27‑year‑old driver of the stolen car was arrested after fleeing on foot from Coogee. (smh.com.au)
Sources
- [1] smh.com.au — originally reported as “Elderly man rushed to hospital after police pursuit crash in Leeming”
