A teenager crashed an electric bike into a police car in Bury before trying to flee the area.

Kashif Rehman, 19, was spotted by police on July 2, riding an electric vehicle in and around the streets near to his home on Hazel Avenue.

At Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court, prosecutor Emma Clarke said that a police car was patrolling the area at the time and saw Rehman coming towards him on the bike and swerved to avoid him.

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The police car driver did a three-point turn to follow him, but by the time he had turned round, Rehman had sped off.

Another police patrol started searching for him and spotted him on Hazel Avenue.

Rehman sped towards the car and collided with it before attempting to flee, however he was arrested, the court was told.

After being arrested it was discovered that he had no licence, no insurance and was currently disqualified from driving at the time.

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He was also currently in breach of a suspended sentence after drug offence charges on June 6.

Rehman also has previous dangerous driving convictions, including dangerous driving in 2021 and driving while being disqualified last year.

David James, defending, said that Rehman is only 19 and that youth was a factor to his offending.

He pleaded guilty to driving without insurance, driving while disqualified and driving without care.

Mr James said: “He knew he was disqualified, and his intention was to buy to use it off road not on the roads.”

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He took the risk which showed his immaturity and youth, the court heard.

Judge Tina Landale said: “You committed a driving offence which is part of a pattern of previous offending.”

Judge Landale sentenced Rehman to a 20-month suspended sentence.

He has also been disqualified from driving for 18 months.