You can't park there! Police patrol car left stranded across a train line after high-speed pursuit in Mount Druitt takes a wrong turning
A high-speed police chase ended in disaster after a patrol car veered off the road before somehow coming to rest on a trainline.
The bizarre incident unfolded at the intersection between George Street and Beams Avenue, in Mount Druitt, in Sydney's west, around 4.40pm on Saturday.
Officers were trying to stop a motorcycle when the Highway Patrol car left the road before the vehicle got stranded on the train lines near Mount Druitt station.
Two police officers, who were in the vehicle suffered minor injuries, 7 News reports.
A NSW Police spokeswoman told Daily Mail Australia officers are investigating the incident.
It is unclear how the car managed to leave the road during the pursuit.
Pictures from the scene showed a part of the marked car mounted on the edge of the tracks.
The rear end of the vehicle was on the ground under a slope next to a grassy area.
Parts of the front exterior of the vehicle had sustained some damage and the front passenger side door was left open.
The bizarre incident (pictured) happened at the intersection between George Street and Beams Avenue, in Mount Druitt, in Sydney's west, around 4.40pm on Saturday
Officers were seen next to a police van that had been parked on the side of the road opposite the tracks.
The latest incident comes after an innocent driver died during a separate police chase near the Great Western Highway in St Marys on Wednesday.
Officers were following a 43-year-old man they say was driving suspiciously and allegedly accelerated towards the highway before they lost sight of him.
Police located the driver of the Holden sedan again after it had collided with a Toyota hatchback.
The 49-year-old man in the Toyota was given first aid but subsequently died at the scene.
A NSW Police spokeswoman said officers are investigating how the incident occurred (pictured the Highway Patrol car stranded on the train tracks near Mount Druitt station
The 43-year-old driver was later caught after he allegedly fled on foot.
He was taken to hospital and was later arrested after he was released that evening.
He was charged with several offences, including failing to stop after a fatal crash and negligent driving.
The man was refused bail and faced Mount Druitt Local Court on Thursday.
