Several police vehicles have been damaged trying to stop a driver who allegedly fled the scene of a hit-and-run crash, before he was dramatically arrested on a rooftop.
Police said the ordeal was sparked when a Honda HR-V drove into the back of a Hyundai i40 on Pine Mountain Rd in the Ipswich suburb of Brassall, 40 minutes southwest of Brisbane, about 8.40am on Wednesday.
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Instead of stopping to exchange details, authorities said the driver of the “stolen Honda fled the scene”.
Polair tracked the car as it travelled through Ipswich, before police used a tyre deflation device to bring it to a stop.
“The driver and sole occupant, a 20-year-old Brassall man, fled the scene on foot and climbed onto the roof of a property, where he was subsequently arrested,” Queensland Police said.
“It will be alleged the vehicle attempted to evade police a number of times, resulting in several police vehicles being damaged due to impact.”
No one was seriously injured and no charges have been laid, with the investigation ongoing.
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