A driver being pursued by police lost control of his vehicle after attempting an evasive move, hitting the median strip in front of the South West Sports Centre, veering onto the wrong side of Bussell Highway, and coming to rest back on the median.
The incident occurred in front of numerous adults and children attending a game at Hay Park. Witnesses said the vehicle came speeding along Bussell Highway heading out of town with police in pursuit when the driver attempted an evasive U-turn.
The vehicle hit the median strip, popping the front tyres, before veering onto the wrong side of the highway and then crashing back into the median. One driver travelling in the opposite direction apparently had a lucky escape from the oncoming car and witnesses said it was just lucky that there were not more vehicles travelling in that direction at the time.
The driver of the car was taken into custody and the vehicle searched.
Police appear to have found drug paraphernalia in the car and witnesses describe a handgun and magazine being taken from the vehicle. Police on the scene would not confirm whether this was the case.
