Numerous emergency vehicles, including several police cruisers, line the northbound lanes of Lycoming Creek Road on Tuesday morning following a police pursuit that ended with a crash. PHILIP HOLMES/Sun-Gazette

A lengthy high-speed chase late Tuesday morning ended with the driver who was being pursued crashing his Hyundai Elantra into a concrete barrier in the 1900 block of Lycoming Creek Road, according to state police.

The driver, who suffered head and facial injuries, was immediately detained by troopers, who attended to his injuries until city firefighters and paramedics arrived and took over his care.

The adult male, whose name was not released, was taken by ambulance to UPMC Williamsport following the 11:15 a.m. crash. A state trooper followed the ambulance to the hospital.

Charges are pending against the motorist, who is also a person of interest in an aggravated assault case reportedly in the Muncy area, according to troopers at the crash scene.

Police were arriving at the man’s home in the neighborhood of Lycoming Creek and Log Run roads in Loyalsock Township to question him about the assault as he reportedly was pulling away from his house in the Hyundai.

Williamsport firefighters and paramedics treat injured motorist Tuesday morning after he crashed his car into a concrete divider on Lycoming Creek Road as he was being pursued by state police. PHILIP HOLMES/Sun-Gazette

The troopers followed the car and soon a pursuit was underway. The pursuit reportedly continued to Bloomingrove Road and into the city and eventually west on High Street, ending with the crash on Lycoming Creek Road in Old Lycoming Township.

Numerous troopers along with sheriff deputies, city police and Lycoming Regional police officers rushed to the scene. City and Old Lycoming Township firefighters also responded.

Northbound traffic was diverted around the crash through the Weis parking lot.

More details of this incident will be reported as they are released.

A damaged Hyundai Elantra is towed Tuesday morning to an impound lot following a police pursuit that ended in a crash in the 1900 block of Lycoming Creek Road.  PHILIP HOLMES/Sun-Gazette

Numerous emergency vehicles, including several police cruisers, line the northbound lanes of Lycoming Creek Road on Tuesday morning following a police pursuit that ended with a crash. PHILIP HOLMES/Sun-Gazette

Numerous emergency vehicles, including several police cruisers, line the northbound lanes of Lycoming Creek Road on Tuesday morning following a police pursuit that ended with a crash. PHILIP HOLMES/Sun-Gazette