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Two Men Charged Following Ruddington Car Chase

Graham Wright

Two suspects have appeared in court following a police chase which ended with a car crash and an arrest in Ruddington. The pursuit began when officers from Nottinghamshire Police‘s Road Crime Team spotted a car which was known to them in Welbeck Road, Radcliffe-on-Trent, at around 7.50pm on Monday (10th April). The vehicle was travelling with another car which earlier had been reported stolen. Police say the second car failed to stop for officers and a chase ensued as far as Ruddington, where the crash occurred. Officers then pursued a suspect…

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Two Car Crash Closes Kirk Lane

Graham Wright

A police pursuit through Ruddington this morning ended up in a two car collision in our village centre. It’s understood officers spotted a vehicle which was being driven suspiciously through the Lenton area and began tailing it as it approached Ruddington. Police say it then sped away from them and collided with another vehicle as it was being driven at some speed along Kirk Lane. Both cars suffered substantial damage during the incident, and emergency services were called to the scene. Eye-witnesses say that the driver of the first car was detained,…

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Car Crashes Into Manor Park Gates After Police Chase

Graham Wright

A Police pursuit through Ruddington this afternoon ended up with the car the officers were following colliding with the gateway at the Churchill Drive end of Manor Park. It would seem the driver was unaware he would come across a closed gate – which brought the vehicle to an abrupt halt.  Eye witnesses saw one person from the crashed car being detained at the scene but another running off. The front bumper of one police car was ripped off during the incident. Police helicopters could then be seen and heard in the…

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High Speed Police Chase Through Ruddington

Graham Wright

A police helicopter was deployed in the skies of Ruddington yesterday evening – to assist officers tracking a vehicle being driven at break-neck speed through our village. Residents became aware of the ongoing incident when police sirens were sounded to alert other road users as they pursued the speeding driver. Vicky Marshall reported: “I had a near miss with the car at the roundabout in Ruddington. Two police cars came chasing the car!” Carla O’Brien added: “They literally went down Kirk Lane at about 80mph.” In a statement to RUDDINGTON.info, Nottinghamshire Police confirmed: “Officers…

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