A 16-year-old girl is expected to face charges after leading Gatineau police on a high-speed chase that ended up on Highway 50 early Wednesday morning.

A 16-year-old girl is expected to face charges after a security van was stolen from a Gatineau hospital, leading police on a high-speed chase that ended on Highway 50 early Wednesday morning. (CBC)

Police spokesman Const. Pierre Lanthier said the girl, who had been staying at a youth correctional facility in Gatineau on Tuesday night, complained that she wasn't feeling well.

At about 10 p.m. Garda Security guards took her to hospital in their security van. When they arrived at the hospital and the guards turned their backs, the girl stole the van, police said.

The van was later spotted by police on Maloney Boulevard at about 1:30 a.m. Wednesday. A half-hour chase ensued, leading officers onto Highway 50.

Spike belt used to stop van on highway

Police used a spike belt to stop the van. Police laid a long belt with sharp spikes across the highway to pop the vehicles tires and stop it.

The girl then tried to flee again, striking two patrol cars in the process, police said.

No one was injured.

Lanthier said the girl was expected to appear in Gatineau court to face charges later Wednesday morning.