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Stolen Penske truck crashes into METRO bus shelter after northeast Houston chase

HOUSTON, TX — A freshly stolen truck crashed into a METRO bus shelter and another vehicle at Quitman Street and Jensen Drive after a roughly 15-minute police chase through northeast Houston.

The truck had been stolen from a Penske location. Officers attempted to stop it near Hirsch Road, but the driver fled.

After the crash, the driver ran and was injured on a fence before officers caught him. He was taken to a local hospital.

No injuries were reported among the occupants of the other vehicle.