Woman Arrested After Ilford Police Chase Crash Leaves 10 Injured

A woman in her 20s has been arrested after a police chase of a suspected stolen car ended in a crash in east London early Saturday, leaving multiple people seriously injured, authorities said. Officers attempted to stop the vehicle, which police believed to have been stolen, shortly after midnight, but the car failed to stop and a short pursuit followed. The chase ended at the junction of Barley Lane and High Road in Ilford, near Goodmayes, where the suspect car collided with another vehicle, police said. A moped rider was also injured.

London Ambulance Service was called at about 12.30am to reports of the crash. In total, 10 people were treated at the scene and nine were taken to hospital, the ambulance service said. Five of those injured, including a 14-year-old and people aged up to 46, suffered serious injuries, according to the Metropolitan Police. One person declined further medical assistance at the scene.

The driver of the pursued car, a woman in her 20s, was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving, theft and failing to stop, and remains in hospital, the Metropolitan Police said. Four passengers in the same vehicle were also arrested on suspicion of being in a stolen...