A man has been arrested after a police chase.
Police signalled for a man to stop his car while he was driving along Hitchin Road near Ickleford at around 11.10am this morning, Thursday.
The man kept driving until bringing his vehicle to a stop, jumping out and running towards train tracks near Arlesey.
The man, a 39-year-old from Letchworth, was chased on foot by police who arrested him on suspicion of dangerous driving and the theft of a motor vehicle.
Delays of 10 minutes were caused to trains running between Arlesey and Hitchin while the man was on the train tracks.
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