Policeman fighting for his life following dawn car chase through Warsaw

Seven people were injured in a series of collisions during a police car chase in Warsaw yesterday. One police officer, whose car fell from the Trasa Lazienkowska flyover, is fighting for his life in hospital. The police were pursuing a stolen Toyota. The chase began at about 4 am on Wednesday morning when a traffic policeman noticed a car behaving strangely. "When they came closer, the driver of the Toyota leapt out of the car and began to run. The other passenger took over behind the wheel and drove off," said Krzysztof Hajdas from the Warsaw police. The second driver, who has been arrested, has been identified as 18-year old Patryk M. The police are still looking for his accomplice. (Zycie, p. 7) P.J.