A 15-year-old boy has been arrested after a car crashed into a roundabout during a police chase in the early hours of today.
A marked police car was parked on Switch Island when officers noticed a Seat Leon drive through a red light at the junction of Dunnings Bridge Road and Broomscroft Road at around 2.10am today (Friday October 1).
The car then failed to stop and drove off at speed.
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The Seat Leon was then crashed into the roundabout at Browns Lane/ St Oswalds Lane in Netherton
A 15-year-old was detained nearby and arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving, failure to stop and no driving licence or insurance.
A Merseyside Police spokesperson told the ECHO : "A marked police car was parked on Switch Island when a Seat Leon was seen to drive through red lights at the junction of Dunnings bridge Road and Broomscroft Road at around 2.10am today, Friday 1 st October.
"The car failed to stop for police and drove off at speed before crashing into a roundabout on Browns Lane/St Oswalds Lane.
"A 15 year-old male was detained nearby and arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving, failure to stop and no driving licence or insurance."
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