Police said they were attending an urgent job when a Toyota Hilux ute failed to pull over on Albert Street in Belmore about 10pm yesterday.
Officers then began pursuing the car, which was allegedly being driven dangerously.
But police ended the chase quickly due to safety concerns after the Toyota allegedly drove through a red light at the intersection of Burwood Road.
Officers were later alerted to the same car travelling on Stacey Street in Bankstown after it allegedly smashed into other cars and a pole.
A second chase began and the Toyota was eventually stopped.
“Officers stopped the Toyota on the Belmore Road off-ramp at Riverwood, during which it hit a police caged vehicle, deploying the airbags before rolling back and colliding with the front of a second marked police vehicle,” police said today.
The driver, a 39-year-old man, suffered minor facial injuries in the crash.
Police said his condition quickly deteriorated and he was treated by paramedics before he was taken to St George Hospital in a critical condition.
The man remains in hospital today under police guard.
“Police established a crime scene which has since been forensically examined and an investigation is now underway into the circumstances surrounding the incident,” police said.
Anyone with dashcam footage or information about the incident to contact police or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
