Police hunt driver after wrong-way A12 crash injures two

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 2 Nov, 15:56 · Archive

Metropolitan Police are searching for a driver who fled after a pursuit ended in a wrong-way collision on the A12 near London on 31 October.

Police are searching for a driver after a chase ended in a crash on the A12. Met Police officers attempted to stop a vehicle on Homerton Road in Hackney at around 7.29pm on Saturday, 31 October, but the driver failed to stop and a short pursuit followed. Officers abandoned the chase after the vehicle began travelling the wrong way on the A12, and shortly afterwards the car collided with another vehicle near the Lea Interchange towards Essex.

A passenger in the suspect vehicle was taken to hospital by air ambulance with injuries not believed to be life-threatening or life-changing. Another person from the second vehicle was also taken to hospital with non-life-threatening or life-changing injuries. The driver of the pursued car left the scene prior to police arrival, and a search remains ongoing. No arrests have been made at this stage.

The A12 was closed at around 7.47pm, causing delays lasting several hours as drivers were stuck in traffic towards Essex.

How it is being reported

• Police hunt driver after wrong-way A12 crash leaves two injuredMet Police search for driver after A12 chase from Hackney ends in crash near Lea Interchange on October 31, leaving two people injured.Colchester Gazette · 2 Nov, 15:37
• Police hunt driver after wrong-way A12 crash leaves two injuredMet Police search for driver after A12 chase from Hackney ends in crash near Lea Interchange on October 31, leaving two people injured.Echo (Basildon) · 2 Nov, 15:24

In this story: Metropolitan Police · Homerton Road · Hackney · A12 · Lea Interchange · Essex

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