POLICE CHASE
Shocking moment two police cars tear down road in high speed chase before destroying shops in horror crash
THIS is the shocking moment two police cars sped down a road in a high-speed chase before they smashed into a row of shops.
The West Yorkshire Roads Policing Vehicle BMW and an Armed Response BMW X5 collided in the Shipley area of Bradford, West Yorkshire overnight destroying three businesses.
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Shocking CCTV footage has emerged of the cop cars apparently on the tail of a speeding car moments before the smash.
The clip shows a car travelling along the road, apparently at speed.
A number of police cars streaked along the road behind it with their emergency lights flashing.
Seconds later, a huge crash is heard in the distance, followed by the sounds of car alarms going off.
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Shocking pictures showed extensive damage to the ground and first floors of a building in a parade of shops next to the busy Keighley Road.
The incident was described as a "damage only collision" by police.
One eye witness said: “One building was absolutely smashed to pieces.
A lamp post was taken down safely using an electric saw and crane to keep people safe.
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“The pharmacy is absolutely wrecked. On person said they were due to go to the shop but did not for one reason or another and would have been there when it happened.
“No one was hurt thankfully.”
Dramatic photos at the scene show firefighters helping out while a cordon is erected.
Debris is strewn across the pavement with the front of one police car appearing to be completely totalled.
Father and son-owned business Ideal Bathrooms & Tiles appears to have sustained the most damage in the early-hours smash.
Abdul Riaz said: "It is just a shock for me and my dad.
"We don't know how to react especially because it was in the early hours of the morning. We were woken up by this unexpected news.
He added: "I got a call from my landlord at 3.39am. I woke up 45 minutes later and rang him back.
"We are planning to go down in the next hour or so and speak to someone.
"We have had the shop since September 2021. I don't expect there to be damage all the way to the back of the room.
"We had items on display and the material is fairly expensive. It could cost us up to £1,000, I doubt it would be more than that.”
Local resident Mohammed Waqas, 38, said: "I don’t know how it could have happened.
“The police car looks to have crashed into the row of shops without touching the parked cars, which look to be undamaged.
“It is lucky that nobody was hurt.”
A West Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: "Police are currently at the scene of a road traffic collision on Keighley Road involving two police vehicles.
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"The collision has caused damage to a building, the road remains closed whilst the building is made safe.
"This is being treated as a damage only collision."
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