Police break car chase as fuel runs dry




A police unit was forced to give up the chase of a getaway vehicle in northern Sweden as it ran out of fuel, with officers unable to fill up as they had only a charge card for a petrol station 20 kilometres away.


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"While in this case the operation was ultimately successful, it would be good if in emergencies you could fill up with fuel at any petrol station," police officer Louise Jakobsen argues in a report of the incident.

Jakobsen described how her unit was in pursuit of a speeding car from Nordmaling towards Umeå when it became clear that their vehicle, which runs on ethanol, was about to run dry.

Another vehicle involved in the chase informed other police units that they had caught sight of the offending vehicle and called in support, but Jakobsen's car was unable to continue to the destination due to a lack of fuel.



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