Two people are dead after a man who led police on an hour-long chase across Sydney’s south-west in a stolen vehicle crashed into their car.
Police said the pursuit began soon after a 31-year-old man allegedly assaulted a 25-year-old at a petrol station on King Georges Road in South Hurstville about 10.20 on Saturday morning, then stole his red sedan.
Highway patrol officers in Beverly Hills spotted the allegedly stolen car a short time later, and attempted to get the driver to pull over. When the car did not stop, officers called in more support, including a police helicopter, to chase the car.
The vehicle pursuit was terminated when the car was on the M5 motorway around Bankstown. The helicopter continued to track the sedan.
After evading police for 50 minutes, the sedan allegedly crashed into an Alfa Romeo on the Old Hume Highway at Camden South at 11.10am.
The two people in the Alfa Romeo were treated by NSW Police and Ambulance paramedics, but both died at the scene. They are yet to be formally identified.
The driver of the allegedly stolen sedan ran from the crash site but was arrested nearby.
He has been taken to Campbelltown Hospital for mandatory testing, and will be taken to Campbelltown Police Station for further questioning.
Police said they had set up several crime scenes. A critical incident team from Burwood Police Area Command would lead the investigation into the incidents, supported by the St George Police Area Command and the Crash Investigation Unit.
The investigation will be reviewed by the Professional Standards Command and overseen by the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission.
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