A MAN has been arrested following a high-speed police chase in Peebles which led to five vehicles being damaged.
Officers were responding to calls regarding an alleged housebreaking in the town just before 6pm.
Attempts to flag down a BMW vehicle led to a high-speed chase along Edinburgh Road.
As well as the BMW, four other vehicles were badly damaged in the incident.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said “A 20-year-old man has been arrested following a collision on the A703 in Peebles.
"Officers instructed the vehicle to stop but it collided with four vehicles."
Nobody was seriously injured in the crash.
The A703 between Leadburn and the junction with the A72 was closed for several hours.
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