KENORA, Ont. - Two people have been taken into custody following a pursuit of a vehicle stolen in Saskatchewan.
OPP officers on patrol of Highway 17 Thursday morning observed an eastbound sport utility vehicle travelling at a high rate of speed, which matched the description of a vehicle involved in an alleged theft of fuel in Manitoba.
The officers tried to pull the vehicle over but were unsuccessful, leading to a brief chase. The officers ended the chase in the interest of public safety and instead tried to intercept the vehicle with a spike belt.
Around 40 minutes later they located the vehicle on a side road east of Kenora and again tried to stop it but were unsuccessful as it returned into Highway 17. It approached the spike belt and left the roadway to aoid it.
At 10 a.m. the vehicle, which had stolen Alberta license plates, went off the road near Triangle Lake and ended up in a ditch.
A man and a woman were arrested after trying to flee on foot.
Nobody was injured.
The investigation is ongoing and charges are pending.