Nissan Navara explodes after police chase over stolen electrical substation in Glenorie

A ute has burst into flames after its driver ripped an electrical substation out of the ground in Sydney’s northwest.

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A Nissan Navara has burst into flames in an Arcadia nursery after a police pursuit through Glenorie.

Police were called to Cattai Ridge Rd in the early hours of the morning on September 26, following calls from witnesses who saw the white Nissan rip an electrical substation from the ground.

A Hills Police spokesman said the incident caused a large explosion, which woke several neighbours who watched the driver of the car drag the substation along Cattai Ridge Rd.

The stretch of road on Cattai Ridge Road, Glenorie. Photo by James Gourley/The Daily Telegraph)

“Police were making their way to the scene when the white ute passed officers in the other direction, still dragging the sparking electrical substation down the street,” the spokesman said “Police engaged in a pursuit, which went through several back roads in Glenorie ending in a dirt road.”

A Nissan Navara, like the one pictured, was involved in a chase by police after an electrical substation was ripped from the ground in Glenorie. Photo by Jhi Poletti.

The spokesman said officer lost the ute during the chase, however, the Nissan and substation were found ablaze in an Arcadia Nursery.

Police are appealing for information from the public.

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