Man seriously injured in crash during police pursuit
GoogleA man has been seriously injured in a crash during a police pursuit.
Derbyshire Police said officers had been pursuing a Volkswagen Golf after it failed to stop on the A6007 in Heanor just after 12:15 BST on Tuesday.
The Golf, which was travelling towards Ilkeston, collided with a Volkswagen T-Cross - travelling in the opposite direction - at Hardy Barn in Shipley.
The driver of the Golf suffered serious injuries and was taken to hospital where he remains, the force added.
The driver and passenger of the T-Cross did not suffer serious injuries.
A Ford Fiesta was damaged by debris from the collision, police said.
Officers said they would like to speak to an elderly man who was walking his dog and was almost hit by the Golf as he crossed a road between Ilkeston Hospital and the Shipley Park Garden Centre.
A spokesperson for Derbyshire Police said it would make a mandatory referral to the Independent Office for Police Conduct "due to the serious injury as a result of the collision taking place during a police pursuit".
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