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Man wanted for driving wrong way through Blackwall Tunnel

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Johal RathourIMAGE SOURCE,MET POLICE
Image caption,Johal Rathour, 18, has a distinctive horizontal scar between his eyebrows, police say.

Police are hunting a man who failed to stop after driving the wrong way through a major tunnel in London.

Johal Rathour, 18, was seen driving against oncoming traffic in Blackwall Tunnel in Greenwich at 04:20 BST on 6 August, the Met said

He is also wanted in connection with vehicle theft and dangerous driving.

Mr Rathour is described as an Asian man, 5ft 8ins tall with black curly hair, a beard and a distinctive horizontal scar between his eyebrows,

He also has a "Mum" tattoo on one hand, police said. He has links to Newham, Romford, Grays and Erith in Kent.

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Hope he can get his life in order after this, at least

https://www.desiblitz.com/content/teenager-drives-stolen-range-rover-the-wrong-way-in-tunnel

 

Teenager drives Stolen Range Rover the Wrong Way in Tunnel

 

CCTV captured the moment a teenager drove a stolen Range Rover the wrong way through the Blackwall Tunnel before causing a head-on crash.

 

 May 4, 2022
 

"it seems inevitable that a fatal collision would happen."

Johal Rathour, aged 18, of Grays, Essex, was jailed for four years after a drove a stolen Range Rover the wrong way through the Blackwall Tunnel and then caused a head-on collision.

CCTV footage showed Rathour speeding the wrong way through the tunnel and into oncoming traffic as terrified motorists get out of the way.

However, the teenager ended up crashing head-on into a Mercedes van, before fleeing the scene on foot.

Fortunately, nobody was seriously injured in the collision.

But Rathour caused £80,000 of damage to the van and the stolen Range Rover he was driving.

 

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