Police are yet to speak with a man who was driving a car that crashed into a truck during a police pursuit in Palmerston North on Saturday.
The pursuit began after police noticed a vehicle driving too fast in a 50kmh zone on Tremaine Ave about 1am, Senior Sergeant Brett Amas of Palmerston North police said.
It ended less than a minute later when the vehicle collided with a semi truck and trailer unit, which was turning into a fuel stop.
The 20-year-old driver was cut out of the badly damaged car and taken to Palmerston North Hospital with multiple non life-threatening injuries.
Mr Amas said the man had had surgery for a leg injury and remained in hospital today.
Police investigating the incident had yet to speak to the man, who they would not identify.
The man was likely to face a number of charges, including driving without a licence and failing to stop for police, Mr Amas said.
