REPORTS of a theft from a vehicle ended in a dramatic crash on a busy Taunton road.

Police were called to reports of thieves taking power tools from a parked vehicle in Ash Priors at around 2.30pm on Monday afternoon (December 17).

Three people left the scene in another vehicle which, soon after, crashed into a wall in Brindle Close, off Staplegrove Road, Taunton, a police spokesman said.

"Three suspects left the vehicle but two were arrested," he added. 

"The two were arrested on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle. They have been released under investigation.

"The third man is being sought."


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An ambulance service spokesperson said: "We were called at around 2.50pm, and we sent an ambulance crew to attend the incident.

"There were reports of two patients."

It is not believed anyone was taken to hospital.

Anyone with information regarding the incident should contact police on 101, quoting incident 5218278338, or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.