Elderly driver critically injured in collision with Perth police car

A man in his 80s is in critical condition after a collision with a police vehicle in Perth's southern suburbs on the morning of October 12.

The crash happened at about 11am at the intersection of South Street and Beasley Road in Leeming. The Sydney Morning Herald reported that the police car was pursuing a suspected stolen vehicle when it collided with a Hyundai Accent.

The Hyundai driver was taken to Royal Perth Hospital with serious injuries. Two police officers, a man in his 40s and a woman in her 30s, were taken to Fiona Stanley Hospital for precautionary checks.

A police helicopter subsequently tracked the suspected stolen vehicle to a caravan park in Coogee. According to the newspaper, its 27-year-old driver attempted to flee on foot but was arrested shortly afterwards.

The pursued vehicle was allegedly stolen from a White Gum Valley home at about 3am. The report did not specify charges against the arrested man or establish responsibility for the collision.