A MAN has been arrested following a police pursuit and crash in the city's East End.

The incident occurred earlier today when road policing officers carrying out speeding checks attempted to stop a white Mercedes on Edinburgh road at around 1.20pm.

The car failed to stop and a short pursuit took place before it was then involved in a crash with a van on Carntynehall Road. 

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Cops confirmed the driver of the Mercedes, a 30-year-old man, has been arrested in connection with various road traffic offences and will be reported to the Procurator Fiscal. 

The 54-year-old male driver of the van was treated for minor injuries at the scene. 

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Around 1.20pm on Tuesday, July 12, road policing officers carrying out speeding checks attempted to stop a white Mercedes car in Edinburgh Road, Glasgow.

"It failed to stop and a short pursuit took place.

"The car was then involved in a crash with a van nearby in Carntynehall Road.

"The driver of the van, a 54-year-old man, was treated at the scene for minor injuries.

"The driver of the Mercedes, a 30-year-old man, has been arrested in connection with various road traffic offences and will be reported to the Procurator Fiscal."