Three teens have been taken to hospital following a single-vehicle crash in Saskatoon involving a stolen vehicle.
The crash happened Thursday at around 5:45 a.m. CT in the 600-block of 22nd Street West when a stolen car hit a sign post.
The car had been reported stolen overnight from the east side of the city.
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Firefighters had to use hydraulic spreading tools to remove the driver and two passengers.
Saskatoon police said two teen girls, 16 and 17, and an 18-year-old woman were taken to hospital with serious, but non-life threatening injuries.
The westbound lanes of 22nd Street were closed for several hours while police carried out their investigation.
Police said a patrol car was heavily damaged responding to the crash.
The cruiser was going through a red light while travelling southbound on Idylwyld Drive when it collided with a vehicle heading east on Jamieson Street.
Police said the patrol car had its emergency equipment activated at the time of the collision.
Both vehicles had to be towed from the crash scene.
No injuries were reported.
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