An elderly man is in a serious condition after a police pursuit in Perth ends in a crash. Multiple outlets report that the man, believed to be in his 80s, is taken to hospital and is fighting for life following the incident in Perth’s southern suburbs.
Reports also say the crash involves an unmarked police vehicle and results in injuries to police officers. The West Australian and PerthNow add that two officers are hospitalised. The Brisbane Times, The Age and Sydney Morning Herald describe the violence of the impact, including accounts that the car’s engine is forced from the vehicle, as well as the man being treated as “collateral damage” of the pursuit.
While outlets use consistent details about the injured elderly driver and the fact the pursuit culminates in a high-impact crash, they differ mainly in emphasis—some focus on the man’s critical condition, while others foreground the fact that officers also receive medical treatment and that the police vehicle is unmarked.
