A SPEEDING car crashed into a parked vehicle after refusing to stop for police.

Officers in a Dorset Police Armed Response Vehicle saw the car travelling through Boscombe at speed in the early hours of this morning.

It was involved in a crash in Michelgrove Road before the three occupants fled and hid in the grounds of nearby flats.

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Officers then called for support from the police dog unit and three people were found hiding in the grounds of San Remo Towers in nearby Sea Road.

A spokesman for Dorset Police said: "We received a report at 1.57am that a vehicle had failed to stop for officers in the area of Holdenhurst Road and Ashley Road in Bournemouth.

"The vehicle was subsequently located in Michelgrove Road and was reported to have been involved in a collision. No other vehicles were believed to be involved.

"It was reported that three people decamped from the vehicle and a search of the area was carried out."

Officers arrested an 18-year-old man and 16-year-old boy, both from Bournemouth, on suspicion of driving offences and theft of a motor vehicle.

An 18-year-old Bournemouth woman was also arrested on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle. All three are assisting officers with their enquiries.