Man killed after car crashes, bursts into flames during Haifa police chase

A man is killed when a car crashes and ignites during a police chase in the northern city of Haifa.

Five people have been arrested in connection with the incident, police say.

Police officers identified the vehicle travelling erratically and against the flow of the traffic in the early hours of the morning.

A checkpoint failed to stop the car and the chase continued until the car crashed into a pillar and caught fire.

A number of people escape from the vehicle but one person is killed. Police say the man’s body “is found near the vehicle.”

The scene after a crash in the northern city of Haifa following a police chase, November 7, 2020 (Israel Police)

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