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Man Arrested After Nearly 100km Police Chase Ends in Maasmechelen

From VRT NWS · () Dutch

Translated from Dutch, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • A man was arrested in Maasmechelen, Belgium, after a police chase spanning nearly 100 kilometers.
  • The pursuit began when the driver fled a police checkpoint in Wommelgem, Antwerp.
  • The suspect crashed his vehicle into a tree at low speed due to an empty fuel tank, ending the chase.

A man was arrested in Maasmechelen, Belgium, following an extensive police chase that covered almost 100 kilometers. The incident began when the driver evaded a police checkpoint in the Wommelgem area of Antwerp.

Law enforcement officers from the Minos police zone (Boechout-Borsbeek-Mortsel-Wijnegem-Wommelgem) initiated the pursuit after the driver refused to stop. Several police units from Limburg, including the LaMa police zone, provided assistance during the lengthy chase.

The pursuit concluded when the suspect's vehicle, running on fumes, collided with a tree on Steenweg naar As in Maasmechelen. Authorities reported that the impact occurred at a low speed because the vehicle's fuel tank was empty.

The driver was taken into custody, but the reasons behind his decision to flee the initial checkpoint remain unclear. The local Minos police zone is currently leading the investigation into the incident.

He drove into a tree. This happened at a low speed because the tank was empty in the meantime.

— Amber MachSpokesperson for the LaMa police zone, describing the end of the chase.
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Originally published by VRT NWS in Dutch. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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