A 15-year-old boy was detained by a member of the public after it was reported he fled the scene of a crash involving a 'stolen car'.

The Audi Q3 crashed in Whittington where the A4440 Whittington Road meets the A44 near Worcester yesterday (Monday) afternoon before the occupants fled the scene, one of whom was later detained.

A 15-year-old boy is in custody at Worcester Police Station following the incident and the car has been recovered by police. The youth, who is from Worcester, cannot be identified for legal reasons. 

STOLEN: The Audi Q3 stolen from an address in Lower Broadheath and crashed in Whittington, near Worcester STOLEN: The Audi Q3 stolen from an address in Lower Broadheath and crashed in Whittington, near Worcester (Image: West Mercia Police)

The vehicle was reported stolen during a 'car key burglary' at Lower Broadheath, near Worcester in the early hours of Monday. A burglar forced entry to a house in the village before the car keys were taken then the car itself.

A spokesperson for West Mercia Police said the car was then spotted being 'driven erratically' in the Whittington area of Worcester.

CUSTODY: A youth aged 15 is in custody at Worcester Police Station following the alleged car key burglary and erratic driving in Whittington, near Worcester CUSTODY: A youth aged 15 is in custody at Worcester Police Station following the alleged car key burglary and erratic driving in Whittington, near Worcester (Image: James Connell/Newsquest)

He said as the driver headed along the A4440 towards Whittington roundabout 'members of the public thought the car was on fire' and a driver pulled alongside the car to alert the driver.

"He (the suspect) drove off, narrowly missing another car and crashing into the roundabout," said a police spokesperson.

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Two people fled the scene, one of whom ran into Walkers Lane but was later spotted in Kilbury Drive and detained by a member of the public in Deane Drive.

West Mercia Police are keen to secure any CCTV from around 1.35pm in the area of Walkers Lane and Kilbury Drive in Worcester.

A spokesperson added: "A 15-year-old is still in custody and is going to be interviewed about that burglary in Lower Broadheath and about multiple other offences around the Worcester area."

Those with information about this incident are asked to call West Mercia Police on the non-emergency number 101 and quote reference 22/78530/24.