A teen suspect is facing more than a dozen charges after a wild police chase west of Winnipeg on Friday, RCMP say.

Officers in Portage la Prairie were called to the scene of a carjacking on Fisher Avenue West Friday morning, where they learned that a suspect armed with a box cutter unsuccessfully tried to steal a vehicle before turning his attention to a nearby truck.

Police allege the youth stole the truck and that the vehicle’s driver, a 77-year-old man, was left with minor injuries.

The suspect fled Portage la Prairie, police said, crashing into another vehicle from behind on Highway 1, before fleeing that scene as well. The 64-year-old woman driving that vehicle was taken to hospital with minor injuries.

The stolen truck was later spotted on Highway 13, heading into the community o

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