Highway 14 east of Biggar was shut down for about seven hours Wednesday morning.
According to Biggar RCMP, at approximately 3:40 a.m., a stolen vehicle was pursued by Saskatoon Police Service units out of the city on Highway 14. Police say, SPS attempted to stop the Ford F 350 truck within the city limits by using a spike belt. The spike belt did deflate two tires, however the vehicle continued travelling on Highway 14 toward Biggar at speeds between 20 to 40 km/h per hour on the rims of the tires.
Biggar RCMP say members attempted to spike belt the truck’s remaining tires east of Biggar on Highway 14 at approximately 5:00 a.m., but the truck avoided the spike belt by driving into the ditch and the truck became struck.
At that point, the occupants refused to exit the vehicle, police report. RCMP and Saskatoon Police members surrounded the vehicle and closed off public access to the highway and started negotiating with the occupants of the vehicle.
The negotiation lasted five and half hours at which time RCMP say two men and two women exited the vehicle and were taken into custody.
The highway was reported to be open again at about 11 a.m.
The entire incident is now under investigation.
Biggar RCMP were assisted in controlling access to the area by Warman RCMP, Biggar Fire Department and The Saskatchewan Department of Highways.
