Crash after Great Wyrley burglary suspects make off in car

Four men were injured, two of them seriously, when a car struck a wall following a suspected burglary.

Staffordshire Police were called to a property on Walsall Road, Great Wyrley, at about 01:10 BST.

Officers arrived and the suspects made off in a white VW Golf, which then hit a wall near to the Orbital island, the force said.

A 22-year-old man from Dudley has been arrested on suspicion of burglary and aggravated vehicle taking.

The four injured men were taken to hospital for further treatment.

The matter had been referred to the Independent Office for Police Conduct, Staffordshire Police said.

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