Three officers have been taken to hospital after chasing a car that was spotted driving the wrong way on a major Scots road. Police were contacted after the blue Vauxhall Astra motor was seen travelling on the A720 Edinburgh City bypass at around 1.10am on Tuesday, October 11.
Specialist road traffic officers attended and were forced to give chase when the vehicle failed to stop when signalled to do so. Police Scotland have confirmed that ‘tactics’ were deployed to bring the suspect motor to a stop with the pursuit ending on the M9 between Junction 1A and 2.
The road was closed for three-and-a-half hours to allow for an investigation to take place while the uniformed officers were taken to hospital to the Forth Valley Royal Hospital be checked over. No information is currently available about the driver of the Astra motor.
The M9 westbound carriageway reopened at around 5am.
Inspector Stephen Quinn said: “Our enquiries into the circumstances surrounding the vehicle which failed to stop are ongoing.
“I would urge anyone who may have witnessed this vehicle’s movements or was in the area around the time of the pursuit to contact police. Also, anyone with dash-cam footage which could assist our investigation should get in touch."
Anyone with information can contact police on 101, quoting incident number 0115 of 11 October.
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