A man has been arrested after a car being pursued by police crashed at a major junction.

The Renault Laguna had failed to stop for officers on Bradford Road. Birstall, last Wednesday at around 11.20pm, a police spokesman said.

Officers pursued the Laguna, which was then in a collision with another vehicle at the junction with Huddersfield Road.

A 22-year-old man from Dewsbury has since been arrested and charged with dangerous driving and driving while over the alcohol limit.