Ananova:

A car chase in Hungary ended when a police car pursuing a suspected car thief was pulled up for speeding.

Inspector Zsolt Gyepes, head of the Kalocsa regional police in southern Hungary, spotted the crook breaking into the car but forgot to put on his siren as he gave chase.

He was in hot pursuit when he was caught by traffic police doing 60mph in a 30mph zone.

The stolen car sped off, but the police chief had to stop to avoid running over one of his officers. They refused to let him off even though they recognised him.

The officers refused to be swayed and told him that because he had not put on the car's police siren he would face a fine like any other driver.