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Police officers hurt and teen arrested after chase

Holly PhillipsEast Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
BBC A marked police car being wheeled on to a recovery vehicle. Recovery mechanics dressed in orange hi-vis are stood nearby. A police officer in uniform is also stood nearby. A black car with a large dent in the side is parked behind the marked police car. Terraced houses are in the background. BBC
The chase ended on Queen Mary Avenue in Cleethorpes after the car crashed into a marked police car

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested after crashing into a marked police car during a chase, injuring two officers.

Humberside Police was called to Byron Grove, Grimsby, at 13:00 BST after reports of a car being stolen. Officers pursued the car, which was "driving erratically", before it crashed into a police car on Queen Mary Avenue in Cleethorpes.

The injured officers have been taken to hospital with injuries that are not thought to be life-changing, the force said.

The teenager was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving, theft of a motor vehicle and failing to stop for police.

A marked police car with its door open in the middle of a road lined with terraced houses. A black car, with the number plate blurred out, on the back of a recovery vehicle can be seen behind. Police officers and recovery staff are stood at the scene.
The teenage boy was "driving erratically," police say

He was also arrested for driving without a licence, driving without insurance and possession of Class C drugs.

The force said the investigation was ongoing and has appealed for witnesses or anyone with footage of the incident to get in touch.

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