Five RUC officers were injured following a car chase around south Co Down last night.
Police gave chase to a van when it failed to stop at a checkpoint on the A1 at Loughbrickland. The driver avoided a second roadblock at Dromantine by turning up a side road.
The van collided with an RUC vehicle shortly afterwards, injuring three officers. Two more officers were injured while arresting the man according to the RUC.
Over 10,000 gallons of petrol was discovered in a tank in the in the back of the van.