'Banned driver' arrested after car flips over as police chase ends in smash

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A 'banned driver' was arrested after a police chase ended in a crash in Gorton. A car flipped onto its side after the smash on Hyde Road, at the junction with Pottery Lane, at around 9.30pm last night (Monday).

Police said they were first called to the scene to reports of a stolen vehicle. They gave chase before the stolen car smashed into another car on the main road.

No-one was seriously injured in the crash, officers said. READ MORE: Man taken to hospital after attack in Piccadilly Gardens in early hours A 34-year-old man was arrested at the scene for possession of a Class A drug, theft of a motor vehicle and driving whilst disqualified.

He remains in custody to be quizzed by detectives. Last night, a cordon was put in place as several police, fire and ambulance service vehicles responded to the incident.