Police Chase On Ap-7 Ends With Cars Overturned

A constabulary pursuit connected nan AP-7 ended successful Benissa connected Friday September 19, erstwhile nan suspects’ conveyance overturned and collapsed into a Guardia Civil patrol car, which besides flipped over. The incident happened soon earlier 10am.

Both cars were heading towards Alicante astatine precocious velocity aft nan suspects’ car grounded to extremity astatine a constabulary checkpoint. The Benidorm postulation section of nan Guardia Civil had group up a supplier power constituent astatine nan San Antonio work area, betwixt Pedreguer and Gata (kilometre 612 of nan motorway). The fleeing vehicle, driven by a 26-year-old Spanish man, ignored nan extremity order, sparking nan chase.

During nan pursuit, nan suspects’ car made a crisp manoeuvre successful an effort to time off nan motorway, overturned and collided pinch nan Guardia Civil car. The 4 occupants of nan fleeing conveyance – 3 men and a female – were trapped inside. Guardia Civil officers, contempt their ain car being overturned, managed to free nan injured suspects. Two officers were besides hurt, though nary of nan injuries were reported arsenic serious.

No licence and nary insurance

It was later confirmed that nan driver of nan suspects’ car had nary driving licence and nan conveyance was uninsured.

Emergency wellness services and firefighters from Denia and Benissa stations were called to nan scene. However, they did not request to transportation retired rescue activity arsenic nan Guardia Civil had already completed it. Firefighters and officers disconnected nan batteries of some cars to forestall fire.

The Alicante postulation section of nan Guardia Civil is handling nan case, which will beryllium passed to nan work tribunal successful Denia.