Police van mistakenly crushes customer’s car in a car chase, incident goes viral (video)

In a shocking incident captured on a video shared on Twitter by user @Naija_PR, a police van was involved in a car chase that led to the crushing of a customer’s vehicle.

The unfortunate incident occurred as the police officers allegedly mistook a mechanic for a “yahoo boy” (internet fraudster).

According to the video footage, which quickly went viral on social media, the police van can be seen in pursuit of a vehicle on a busy street.

In the heat of the chase, the police van collided with a parked car owned by a customer who had brought it to the mechanic’s workshop for repairs.

Eyewitnesses reported that the confusion arose when the police mistook the mechanic, who was test-driving the customer’s vehicle, for a suspect involved in fraudulent activities.

The police, believing they were pursuing a criminal, engaged in a high-speed chase that resulted in the collision with the innocent customer’s car.

Bystanders quickly gathered at the scene, expressing shock and concern over the incident.

See below;

Police van has crushed a customer’s car, as they reportedly mistook a mechanic for a yahoo boy in a car chase pic.twitter.com/TDrQ1XfZqh

— Naija (@Naija_PR) May 17, 2023