VIDEO: Watch as cops use stinger on fleeing van

A white van was chased through Hambleton after refusing to stop for police last night.
By The Newsroom
Published 26th Apr 2017, 10:04 BST
Updated 9th May 2017, 20:21 BST
The footage showed the Transit van mounting a grass verge to avoid a tractorThe footage showed the Transit van mounting a grass verge to avoid a tractor
The footage showed the Transit van mounting a grass verge to avoid a tractor

The pursuit, which saw the Ford Transit mount grass verges to beat the traffic - including a tractor - ended after around 30 minutes when officers used a stinger to pop the vehicle's tyres.

Two men were detained, but not arrested, and will be interviewed voluntarily about a number of motoring offences, a spokeswoman for Lancashire Police said.

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She was unable to say why road police had tried to pull the van over, or give the details of the two men detained.

"At around 9pm, a van made off from police in Union Lane," she said. "Following a pursuit, the vehicle was stopped in Carr Lane, Hambleton."

Three short clips taken from a pursuing vehicle were uploaded to Twitter by officers, who said dog handlers and a sergeant helped bring the chase to an end, shortly before midnight.