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.
Some businesses were damaged.
The driver ran away on foot.
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.
Police block off Victoria Avenue leading to Front Street in downtown Belleville after a car crash caused a gas leak.(Photo: John Spitters / Quinte News)
