Sparks fly as suspected stolen car missing a wheel swerves along highway
A Toyota Prius missing a wheel swerved along the Western Motorway on June 24, 2021, as police chased. The occupants eventually fled into the bushes. Video / Supplied
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Focus: One dead after car crash in Hamilton
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