A car has been seized after a driver led police on a chase through Halliwell. 

Officers from GMP's Traffic division spotted the blue Ford Focus on Chorley Old Road in the early hours of this morning.

The driver failed to stop and led police on a chase through Halliwell, crashing on Waterloo Street.

He continued driving and officers were forced to halt the pursuit because of dangerous driving.

Police later found the car, which was being driving on false number plates, after another crash, discovering another set of cloned number plates in the boot.

The car has been seized and the iPhone found inside the vehicle may assist officers with their investigation.