Unlucky driver crashes stolen Range Rover into parked vehicles in Birmingham after chase near prison

A Range Rover stolen in Worcestershire was spotted in Birmingham city center by traffic police, leading to a pursuit that ended in a crash near a park. The £80,000 engine was spotted by West Midlands Police officers in the Winson Green area, near the city’s prison.

It was discovered the luxury car had been stolen in a break-in hours earlier in Redditch, more than 20 miles away. Officers chased the vehicle before the driver of the stolen Range Rover crashed it into parked cars, believed to be a Vauxhall Corsa and Hyundai Getz, on Twyning Road, close to the junction with City Road, near Summerfield Park.

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The driver tried to flee the scene. But he was arrested on a nearby street.

The police traffic squad tweeted: “Road Crime Squad on patrol in Winson Green recovered a stolen Range Rover stolen in a burglary a few hours earlier in Redditch. The car was chased and crashed before the driver fled. Caught on a nearby street. One in custody. Dangerous driver.”