Motorbikes narrowly miss cars and pedestrians in 10-mile chase through Wigan borough
Video footage of three motorbike riders being chased more than 10 miles by the police has been released.
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00:00CK from EMPAS 22, we've got those bikes where there's free air time, I'll tell you where they are.
00:06They're actually on the towpath of the canal.
00:10CK, we've got anybody to meet to that area with Stinger?
00:15EMPAS 22, the clock that we're above them.
00:20Three, it looks like it's two Chirons and a motorbike have gone into Pennington Flash now.
00:27Ones were made on the footpath, high speed, towards Plank Lane, one stationary.
00:34Roger that, we've got you down, Link, as well.
00:45There's about 50 metres.
00:56Patrols, that bike's got no insurance, no MOT, it's been known for dangerous driving last week.
01:04EMPAS 22, I think, I'm not quite sure where this thing has got air time, but they've continued along the canal towpath, under our leeway, towards King Street.
01:17The bike with the plate on has been stolen.
01:21Yeah, he's ditched that now, and they're now two up on the Chiron.
01:27They've come off, they're on Lilliford Street.
01:34At the junction with Twist Lane.
01:38At the junction with Twist Lane.
01:45And it's right, right, opposing carriageway initially through Red ATS.
01:51Regaining the correct carriageway, and now spinning Jennyway.
01:57At the junction with Elliot Street.
02:01And it's a right, right, Elliot Street, which takes them onto the main drive, into the one-way system.
02:11We'll let you know if they go opposing on the one-way.
02:15At the end of Elliot Street, where it becomes the one-way, and they are opposing in the one-way on Elliot Street.
02:22Just confirming they're going the wrong way down the one-way street.
02:26Affirmative, they're in the opposing carriageway, one-way street, Elliot Street, heading towards Manchester Road.
02:33Yeah, they're heading towards the A6, Manchester Road, Greenhays, Little Halton.
02:47Manchester Road west, they've pulled up to the junction with Craigs Lane.
02:52ATS at Red.
02:55Through the ATS, left, left, Craigs Lane.
02:59Against the Red ATS.