A man has been arrested after allegedly jumping in front of oncoming traffic on the North Circular Road amid a police chase. Shortly after 4pm on Wednesday, March 12 the Metropolitan Police tried to stop a car on the busy road near Chingford.
Officers say the man was wanted by police, so a chase began after he failed to stop. When he reached the Crooked Billet Interchange he reportedly stopped and tried to flee the area on foot before falling from a wall.
The man was arrested by police and remains in police custody. London Ambulance Service confirmed paramedics treated two people for injuries and took one of them to hospital after it was called to reports of a man injured on the North Circular Road.
The North Circular was partially shut until 7pm while emergency services responded to the incident. This led to severe delays across Chingford, Walthamstow and Edmonton.
A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said: "At around 4.05pm on Wednesday, March 12, police attempted to stop a vehicle on the A406 in Chingford. The man in the car was believed to be wanted by police.
"The car failed to stop and a pursuit was authorised. The vehicle stopped close to Crooked Billet and the driver attempted to flee on foot before falling from a wall.
"The man was arrested on suspicion of driving offences. He remains in police custody. The road was partially closed to traffic."
A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said:“We were called at 4.15pm yesterday (12 March) to reports of a person injured on the North Circular Road, Chingford.
"We sent an ambulance crew and an incident response officer to the scene. The ambulance arrived in less than four minutes. We treated two people at the scene and took one of them to hospital.”
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