Wrecked car on Front Street that caused a gas leak at Victoria Avenue in downtown Belleville October 28, 2017. (Photo: John Spitters / Quinte News).
A driver that wouldn’t stop for Belleville police ended up crashing and causing a natural gas leak in the heart of downtown early this morning.
Police tried to stop a car around John Street, but it sped away.
Police stopped pursuing the car, but it ended up crashing into a tree, a bike stand, and other objects on Front Street, as well as rupturing a gas line near Victoria Avenue.
The driver ran away on foot.
The car drove over stanchions before coming to rest.(Photo: Quinte News)
The Belle Pub and the Crystal Crib suffered minor damage.
The collision happened just before 3 this morning (Saturday).
Residents living in the immediate area of Front and Victoria were evacuated for an hour and a half while the air cleared of gas.
City police, firefighters, paramedics, and Union Gas responded to the incident.
