A police pursuit has resulted in a chaotic crash scene in Perth at the intersection of East Parade and the Graham Farmer Freeway.
Four cars were waiting at a red traffic light when a car being chased by police drove into the intersection, knocking a traffic light onto the stationary vehicles.
The driver of the car being pursued was taken into custody and another man was transported to Royal Perth Hospital for assessment.
A massive police and emergency services response was launched with about 30 police officers present, including traffic officers and several detectives.
The dark-coloured hatchback had been involved in an incident in Guildford earlier in the morning and police were actively searching for the driver.
It is alleged the man later drove past detectives in Guildford and when they tried to stop him, he took off before crashing into the traffic light and several cars.
St John Ambulance officers and Main Roads staff also attended the scene.
Traffic chaos in wake of crash
WA Police Inspector Mike Sparkman said it was "very fortunate" no one else was hurt.
"And because of the time of the day, it's caused a bit of traffic chaos," he said.
The director of Main Roads Metropolitan Operations, Peter Sewell, also attended the crash scene.
He said Main Roads staff were helping to close surrounding roads before isolating the electricity supply to the overhead traffic light.
Mr Sewell said the traffic light would be replaced over the weekend at night to avoid being overly disruptive.
He said it was a major intersection and that if Perth was not in the middle of a COVID-19 lockdown, the traffic would have become a "total mess" by 4:00pm.
"Currently, we have 35 per cent less traffic on the road, so we're a bit lucky in that way," he said.
Motorists have been asked to avoid the area.
