Suspect at large after police chase ends in Mantua crash

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Thursday, January 21, 2016
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VIDEO: Mantua chase crashA Philadelphia police officer crashed while pursuing a suspected carjacker in the city's Mantua section.

MANTUA (WPVI) -- A Philadelphia police officer crashed while pursuing a suspected carjacker in the city's Mantua section.

It happened around 5:15 p.m. Wednesday at 39th Street and Haverford Avenue.

Police said they were chasing a white Ford Taurus that was stolen at gunpoint earlier in the day.

One patrol car slammed into a third, unrelated vehicle, police said.

Officials said there were no serious injuries in the crash.

Police are still looking for the suspected carjacker and the stolen vehicle.

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