LYNN, Mass. — A person fleeing police in Lynn crashed into another car during the pursuit, injuring three people in the process, officials say.
In a shocking video caught by a resident's doorbell camera, a white car can be seen running through a red light at an intersection when it hits a tan sedan. The sedan had been turning left from Essex Street when it was hit and had the green light.
BREAKING: 3 people sent to the hospital in #Lynn after car slammed into another vehicle on Essex Street - Police tell me they were in pursuit of the white vehicle and that car ran a light hitting the tan sedan @boston25 pic.twitter.com/pvFp4w5SMD
— Julie Leonardi (@JulieLeonardiTV) November 7, 2019
Police confirmed they had been pursuing the white car due to "illegal activity".
The three people sent to the hospital were in both cars. No pedestrians were injured in this crash.
WATCH: Here’s another angle of the police chase that led to a big crash in the middle of a #Lynn intersection - we have all the details from what led up to the crash including what a witness had to say - NEW AT 10 @boston25 pic.twitter.com/nvKtQI6WpT
— Julie Leonardi (@JulieLeonardiTV) November 7, 2019
No further details have been released.
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