Chased car narrowly misses power lines

Monday, 24 April 2023 06:30

The chased car crashed into the field (yellow arrow) hit a bump and flew over the fence into the sub-station (red arrow) (c) Kapo SO

A car fleeing police in canton Solothurn had a narrow escape when it crashed, flew over the fence of an electricity substation, narrowly missing high voltage power lines.

The chase started in Walterswil on Saturday evening. The police say the car was asked to stop - but the driver didn’t comply.

Initial investigations suggest the car left the road onto a field, hit a bump, and took to the air high enough to clear a 2-meter fence.

The two occupants were injured. The 43 year old driver failed a roadside drugs test and was found not to have a driving licence.

More from Bitesize News

Heavy snow causes chaos

Heavy snowfall across central parts of the country brought chaos, cancelled trains, blocked roads and children building snowmen on the autoroute.
Geneva car tax issue dominates Grand Council

Although it wasn’t on the agenda for last night’s meeting of the Geneva Grand Council, the issue of the new vehicle tax dominated proceedings.
Franc strongest against euro

It’s good news for cross border shopping and frontaliers – the franc has reached its highest level against the Euro.
SRG/SSR faces massive cuts

Are the days numbered for public service broadcasting?
People now back nuclear power

A new survey suggests public opinion towards nuclear power has changed dramatically.
4m e-vignettes sold

Four million people last year chose to forgo the sticky mess of a vignette on their car and bought an electronic one instead.