Three men have been charged following a pursuit on the Sunshine Coast this morning involving an alleged stolen vehicle that later crashed at Maleny.
Around 3am Beerwah police observed a black Mazda 6 allegedly stolen from Jacobs Well on May 26 travelling along Frizzo Road through Palmview.
Officers then followed the vehicle as it turned onto Pignata Road and became stuck at a dead end.
As a result the Mazda continued through a roadworks access gate and onto a road that is currently being constructed next to the Bruce Highway with police following in an authorised pursuit.
A tyre deflation device was successfully deployed by a quick-thinking officer who exited their police vehicle while the stolen car was stuck at the dead-end street and set up the sting as it travelled onto the Bruce Highway.
Police continued to follow the damaged Mazda at low speed onto Steve Irwin Way before the vehicle lost traction and
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