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Driver who failed to stop for police in Hamilton hospitalised after crashing vehicle

December 31, 2018
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Police car generic. (Source: 1 NEWS)

A man is hospital following a police pursuit of a vehicle in Hamilton in the early hours of this morning.

Police told 1 NEWS that at about 4am today, a 20-year-old man failed to stop for police over a traffic incident on Victoria St and after a "short pursuit" he crashed on Silverdale Rd near Morrinsville Rd.

Police say said the driver received injuries to his hand and was transported to Waikato Hospital.

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