Moment policeman and suspect both take tumble when they try to jump hedge after car chase

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Call Special Branch! Hilarious moment policeman and suspect both take a tumble when they try to jump a hedge after high-speed car chase

  • Dash-cam footage shows the criminal fall over the shrubs as he tries to escape 
  • Police officer also catches his footing and goes down while pursuing the man 
  • The man was eventually arrested for suspicion of stealing the car in Leicester 

By Nicole Conner For Mailonline

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This is the hilarious moment a police officer and a suspect both tumble over a hedge after a high-speed chase.

Dash-cam footage shows the criminal fall while trying to vault over the small shrubs in Leicester.

The police officer then suffers the same fate as he leaps over the miniscule hedge to try and catch the man – who was suspected of stealing a car.

The police officer chasing the man also falls over the shrub when he's chasing the criminal

Dash-cam footage shows a police officer and a suspect both falling while trying to vault over shrubs following a car chase

During a car chase, the suspect dangerously swerved his speeding vehicle in front of another driver, crashing through traffic cones at the roadside. 

The driver abandoned his car on the kerb beside some parkland and made a run for it to try and escape the officers.  

The police car pulled over to arrest him, and the dash-cam captured the hilarious moment the pair fell.

The man wearing a green anorak and a hat tried to vault over the small hedge but he just tumbles over and disappears into the darkness.

The firearms officer pursuing him then also tries to jump over the hedge, but catches his foot and goes down. 

Leicestershire Police confirmed they eventually managed to arrest the man following the chase, where the vehicles hit speeds of up to 55mph, last week.

The suspect makes a break for it into nearby parkland before falling over the shurb

During the car chase, the suspect dangerously swerved in front of another driving

During the car chase, which reached speeds of more than 50mph, the suspect swerved his vehicle in front of another driver, then made a run for it into nearby parkland before falling

The force’s special ops team tweeted: ‘So last week A team had a pursuit with a recently stolen car.

‘The driver decided they were better off on foot diving into cover.

‘Quickly detained by the pursuing authorised firearms officer.

‘Driver arrested and charged.’