Three people traveling in a stolen car were injured in a late afternoon police chase in Blainville, Lower Laurentians.
The accident happened at the intersection of Boulevard Industriel and Rue Rolland-Brière.
According to initial information, police checked license plates when they found that a moving vehicle in Montreal had been reported stolen.
“When the driver saw the officer turn, the vehicle fled,” said Constable Sarah Tousignant, spokeswoman for the Blainville Police Department.
The fugitive, who hadn’t seen “the concrete block separating the industrial area from the residential area”, could not avoid it and hit it head-on. After the impact, the vehicle caught fire.
According to the police, four people were on board.
One of them fled on foot before being found by police minutes later.
The three other occupants, including a minor, had to be taken to the hospital.
The nature of their injuries is unknown.