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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Mark Brown North of England correspondent

Seven officers injured after police car pileup during chase near Newcastle

Damaged police cars and two other vehicles on road
The BMW that was being chased is surrounded by damaged police vehicles and debris at the A1 crash site. Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA

Seven police officers have been treated in hospital and five police vehicles badly damaged after an early morning car chase on one of the busiest roads in the north-east of England.

Police were pursuing a dark grey BMW M Sport when the collision happened just before 2.30am on Wednesday on the northbound carriageway of the A1, near junction 75, and the Denton Burn roundabout, near Newcastle.

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