A fleeing driver received minor injuries when his stolen car crashed after a police pursuit in Auckland this afternoon.
Police tried to stop a stolen Subaru Legacy on Te Rakau Drive just after 2pm.
The car stopped briefly to let off some passengers and then fled - turning into Te Irirangi Drive and driving at high speed, a police statement said.
A pursuit was abandoned after officers ruled the car was travelling too fast, it said.
"The car then hit a truck and was spiked after that. It drove into the grass verge and hit a small tree."
