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The driver of a white Kia Soul was taken away on a stretcher after the vehicle he was in led police on a high-speed chase ending on Wayne Gretzky Drive Wednesday.

Police began a pursuit of the SUV after receiving reports that someone in the vehicle shot a gun at a black truck near Hermitage Road and Hooke Road at 5:20 p.m. Wednesday, said Edmonton police Insp. Erik Johnson.

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The chase ended when the Kia hit two civilian vehicles near 101 Avenue and 75 Street, police said. A police cruiser then rammed the SUV into a curb after the collision, breaking its front axle. The occupants of the vehicle, two men and a woman, were arrested.

A man who was driving the vehicle was taken to hospital for precautionary measures. No civilians or police were hurt, Johnson said.

Police found a handgun in the SUV after the chase, he said.

The pursuit lasted about 10 minutes at speeds as high as 120 km/h.

“Pretty high speeds, a pretty hairy one,” Johnson said. “Fortunately, nobody got hurt.”