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Audi driver rammed into Vauxhall Astra in Wolverhampton Police chase (Image: WMP Traffic)

Audi A6 driver smashed into oncoming car in police chase

One arrested after collision and pursuit in Wolverhampton on Bank Holdiay Monday

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An Audi driver rammed oncoming traffic during a police chase.

A Vauxhall Astra was wrecked during the crash, which happened on a residential street on Bank Holiday Monday, May 25.

Officers spotted the Audi A6 - worth around £38,000 - and the chase began.

After smashing in an oncoming vehicle, the driver fled on foot.

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The driver claimed the car belonged to his brother (Image: WMP Traffic)

After a brief chase, a disqualified motorist was detained by the force. He claimed the car belonged to his brother and he had taken it without informing him.

A picture taken at the scene showed the damage caused by the collision.

A spokesman for West Midlands Police Traffic Unit said: “This Audi made off from us in Wolverhampton yesterday (May 25) and tried to ram past an oncoming Astra on a single carriageway road.

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“The driver decamped and was caught after a foot chase. It turned out he was disqualified from driving and had taken his brother's car without his knowledge.”