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Car with six teenage girls inside rolls onto roof after police pursuit in Auckland

January 28, 2018
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Police car (File picture). (Source: 1 NEWS)

A vehicle with six teenage girls inside took police on a brief pursuit last night, before crashing in Pakuranga, Auckland and ending up on its roof.

A police spokesperson told 1 NEWS police began following the car after seeing it driving dangerously at 1.55am.

Police signaled for it to pull over, but the car failed to stop. 

Some of the girls suffered minor injuries after the crash. 

The girls will be referred to Youth Aid. 

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