Nuneaton police chase ends in three-car horror smash

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The incident has been referred to Independent Police Complaints Commission



A police chase in Nuneaton has ended in a three-car horror smash close to North Warwickshire and Hinckley College.

Warwickshire Police Force has confirmed that unmarked police cars were in short pursuit of a stolen Grey Volkswagen Golf before it came into collision with two other cars on Hinckley Road, flipping onto its roof.

The incident has been referred to Independent Police Complaints Commission.

The drama unfolded this afternoon at 1pm after the unmarked cop cars spotted the stolen car and followed it a short distance along Hinckley Road. The Golf then came into collision with a Skoda and Renault Clio near to Briars Close.

The accident took place close to the section of the main road near to North Warwickshire and Hinckley College at 1pm but the impact was being felt by commuters who faced misery at rush-hour as part of the main road in and out of Nuneaton remained closed for hours.

A Warwickshire Police Force spokesperson said: “There was a short police pursuit of the car, which was stolen.

“The incident has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).”

West Midlands Ambulance Service (WMAS) sent three ambulances and a paramedic car, two engines from Nuneaton Fire Station and the air ambulance from Tatenhill was scrambled to the scene.

The driver of the Golf, a man aged in his 20s, was trapped inside and firefighters had to free him. Medics were on standby and gave him trauma treatment before he taken to the University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire in an ambulance on blue lights. At the time of publication, the extent of the man’s injuries were not known but they were believed to be serious.

Two other men, who were also in the Golf, were also taken to the Walsgrave-based hospital. They were not believed to be seriously injured.

All three injured men have been arrested and were due to be questioned after their release from hospital.

The impact of the collision was felt for hours as the major road in and out of Nuneaton was closed during the busy school home time period and rush hour.

Witnesses to the collision are being urged to call police on 101, quoting reference number 143 of September 14, or the Crimestoppers hotline, which is free to call from a landline and confidential, on 0800 555 111.

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Three suspected Coventry burglars charged after car crash in Nuneaton

Three men from Coventry have been charged after a smash in Nuneaton left a suspected stolen car on its roof.

A grey VW Golf had been pursued by unmarked police cars in the moments before it collided with two others cars and then flipped over on Hinckley Road last Thursday.

The driver of the Golf had to be cut free by firefighters and was taken to hospital, along with two other people from the same car.

A spokesman for Warwickshire Police stated today that they have charged three men in connection with the crash and also an alleged burglary at a house in Woodcote Avenue, Nuneaton, earlier the same day.

Jack Andrew Moreton, 25, of Donnington Avenue, Coundon, was charged with house burglary and theft, dangerous driving, driving without insurance, aggravated vehicle taking and driving while disqualified.

Darryl Andrew Brown, 26, of Omar Road, Stoke, and Rhys Edward Moreton, 22, also of Donnington Avenue, have both been charged with house burglary and theft, and aggravated vehicle taking.

Jack Moreton was also charged with conspiracy to possess a firearm with intent to endanger life, burglary dwelling and theft, conspiracy to steal, possession of a prohibited firearm, possession of a shotgun without a certificate, two counts of receiving stolen goods, assisting an offender who was unlawfully at large and two counts of theft of a motor vehicle.

These alleged offences all occurred between December 2016 and June 2017 in Coventry, Shrewsbury and Yorkshire.

All three men appeared at Warwickshire Magistrates’ Court on Saturday and Jack Moreton was remanded into custody to appear at Warwick Crown Court on October 19.

Rhys Moreton and Brown were both bailed with conditions to appear at the same court on the same date.