Tara Murray
Two men have been arrested following a police pursuit involving a stolen excavator and trailer on Sunday night.
Police allege a 1.7 tonne excavator and trailer were stolen from Webbs Avenue, Hillside just after 11.30pm.
The trailer was hooked up to a red Holden which failed to stop and collided with a police vehicle when it arrived on scene.
Stop sticks were successfully deployed, however the vehicle continued driving west on Barwon Avenue. The police Airwing monitored the vehicle.
Police allege a 24-year-old Tullamarine man jumped out of the car. He was arrested nearby without incident.
The vehicle came to a stop alongside Melrose Drive and a male driver refused to get out of the vehicle. When a ruptured fuel tank caught fire police forcibly removed a man from the car.