Two Apprehended After Police Chase.

Philipsburg:--- Two persons were apprehended after a high-speed police chase Tuesday morning in the Fort Willem area. According to reliable sources, the police were conducting a police control on A.T. Illidge road when they stopped a black jeep.

The source said somehow while the police were conducting the control the driver and occupants of the jeep managed to escape by driving away recklessly. The police began chasing the jeep which ended up in Fort Willem. The source said that the jeep hit two vehicles and injured two persons before landing on a wall. Two of the suspects that were trying to escape from the police were captured while the others escaped. SMN News understands that the two suspects that were apprehended are not locals.

SMN News also learnt that gunshots were also fired. The source said that the police are conducting an investigation to determine why the persons in the jeep tried to flee from police. So far, it is not clear if police confiscated any illegal items that were found in the vehicle. SMN News also could not confirm the severity of the injuries the two persons sustained during the high-speed chase.