POLICE closed a road in the town centre after a short pursuit ended in a car crash.

Officers noticed a black Mercedes driving too fast along Princes Street and tried to get the driver to slow down.

The car they chased crashed into a lamppost on Holbrook Way. The 27-year-old driver suffered a minor facial injury.

A Wiltshire Police spokesman said: “At around 9.15pm yesterday, a police officer on patrol in a marked car was driving along Princes Street, Swindon, when he saw a vehicle being driven at excessive speed.

“He attempted to stop the car, but the driver failed to stop and a short pursuit occurred.

“The car, a black Mercedes, then collided with a lamppost on Holbrook Way.

“The driver had a minor facial injury but did not require medical treatment. Nobody else was injured.

“The driver, a 27-year-old local man, will be invited in for police interview at a later date, and our enquiries are ongoing.”