A man and three teenagers have been arrested after allegedly driving a stolen car 1,000km from Queensland before crashing into dozens of cars during a police pursuit in inner Sydney.
The Toyota LandCruiser was spotted late on Thursday driving dangerously on Oxford and Young streets in Surry Hills before police tried to pull it over at the intersection of South Dowling and Cleveland streets.
It failed to stop as directed, triggering a police chase that saw the car crash into around 30 vehicles – both moving and stationary – before eventually stopping near the intersection at Crescent Street.
All four of the car’s occupants are alleged to have fled on foot into the nearby Moore Park golf course before getting into an Uber, according to police.
On Friday morning, officers arrested a 22-year-old man, a 12-year-old boy, a 17-year-old-boy and a 16-year-old girl at a residence in western Sydney. They were taken to Fairfield police station.
A spokesperson for Queensland police said the vehicle was reported missing from Palmview, on the Sunshine Coast, at 11pm on Wednesday.
Palmview is more than 1,000km away from Surry Hills, and would usually take more than 10 hours to drive.
– Australian Associated Press contributed to this report
