Police are on the hunt for the driver of a Citroen who fled the scene following a lengthy and ‘dangerous’ pursuit through Newport which resulted in a crash this morning (Sunday). Officers spotted a red Citroen C3 recorded as having no MOT at about 11:30 on Fairlee Road eastbound. The driver failed to stop for police, leading to a short pursuit up to Whippingham Road, Beatrice Avenue, and back towards Fairlee Road, where the Citroen driver went on the wrong side of the road and collided with several other vehicles. Officers stood down the pursuit at this point due to the risk to the public, but the Citroen driver continued to drive dangerously, driving the wrong way on the dual carriageway Medina Way and then going down the onslip towards River Way, where the male driver crashed off the roundabout by Topps Tiles then fled on foot with a female passenger over the dual carriageway and towards Hookes Way. Officers quickly made their way to Hookes Way, deploying a Police dog however they were unable to locate the driver or their passenger. No injuries have been reported. Riverway was blocked for a short time whilst the vehicles were recovered. A Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary has said:
“If you have any information regarding this incident, or saw the driver flee the scene on foot, please call 101 quoting reference 44240331936.” “Alternatively, you can also make a report via our website here: https://www.hampshire.police.uk/tua/tell-us-about/cor/tell-us-about-existing-case-report/ “You can also call Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111: https://crimestoppers-uk.org/“
