A TARNEIT trailbike rider who led police on a chase through Hoppers Crossing has serious back injuries after colliding with a police car on Thursday.
Police began pursuing the 21-year-old man when they detected his unregistered trail bike travelling along Forsyth Road about 2.30pm yesterday.
The rider sped across a grass plantation and police lost sight of the bike.
Switching off the car’s lights and sirens, police conducted a search of the adjoining industrial area around Dunlop Road.
A police spokeswoman said officers were turning into a driveway when they spotted the bike travelling along a nature strip towards them.
She said the rider lost control of the bike and tried to ride between a power pole and a cement mixer, before ploughing into the front of the police car.
The rider was taken to the Royal Melbourne Hospital in a stable condition.
