A man was taken to hospital following a single vehicle crash in Braitling overnight.

Police tried to apprehend the Holden Commodore station wagon on the corner of Herbert Heritage Drive and the Stuart Highway at approximately 2.30am this morning. When the driver saw police activate their lights he sped off into Dixon Road where he lost control of the vehicle near Angguna Avenue. The vehicle appears to have hit a bollard before hitting the gutter and overturning, landing on its roof.

The 21-year-old driver was running away from the scene when police arrived. He was apprehended and taken to the Alice Springs Hospital with a deep laceration to his arm.

Three passengers in the vehicle received minor injuries. The driver will be summonsed to appear in court over the incident at a later date.

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