A police spokeswoman said the man will appear in the Waitakere District Court tomorrow charged with dangerous driving and breach of bail.
The spokeswoman said the man was uninjured apart from a pre-existing shoulder dislocation, which was checked out at Northshore Hospital.
"He stated he had not seen the patrol car at any stage and that he was running late for a funeral," she said.
Mainfreight driver Rupinder Gill, 25, said the fleeing driver appeared to be speeding.
He said the driver tried to overtake the van, a Novus auto glass vehicle, when he crashed.
"I saw him coming really fast and just stopped, then another silver car hit into the back of me," said Mr Gill.
He said the fleeing driver's car clipped his truck, before flipping onto its side.
Lee Boyce, 25, was driving the Novus van.
He said the fleeing driver's car was on its side when it hit him, causing his van to mount the footpath and hit the bridge rail before hitting the front of the bus.
"I was driving along and, boom! At first I was shocked, but I just jumped straight out and ran over to the other cars."
Mr Boyce said the driver must have been going close to 100km/h to cause so much carnage.
The van hit the front of the bus, which had no passengers.
"I am lucky I was in a truck, or else I wouldn't standing here I don't think."
Mr Gill rushed to the aid of the woman from the silver car who had crashed into him.
"She was bleeding," he said.
The fleeing driver was helped from his vehicle, but did not appear to be badly hurt.
Mr Gill said police arrived less than 10 seconds after the crash.
Debris is strewn for about 100m from the scene of the crash.
Police have blocked access to the scene, but the cars are still where they landed after the crash.
Serious Crash Unit investigators are carrying out a scene examination.
