A motorist has been arrested following a police pursuit in Newton Heath.
Police said the driver failed to stop for officers and was driving dangerously and using the wrong side of the road.
The vehicle, a Mercedes, was then crashed and abandoned, police said, before the driver fled on foot.
According to a tweet from Greater Manchester Police (GMP), officers caught up with the suspect before detaining and arresting them on suspicion of numerous offences including drink driving.
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Images of the scene show the Mercedes with a missing wheel and substantial damage to the driver side. The vehicle appears to have mounted the kerb and is on the wrong side of the road on a roundabout at Lord Sheldon Way.
Police confirmed that there were no injuries.
In a tweet sent at 2:21am on Saturday (January 22), GMP wrote: “This Mercedes failed to stop for #XT78 in @GMPNewtonHeath driving dangerously and using the wrong side of Lord Sheldon Way in @GMPTamesideN
“Crashed, abandoned, chased on foot, detained and arrested for numerous offences including drink driving. Fortunately no injuries.”
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