Police pursuit ends in crash

A man has been arrested following a police pursuit in Melbourne's north-east on Tuesday afternoon that ended in a collision with another car.

Police attempted to intercept the driver shortly before 1.30pm on Betula Avenue, in Mill Park, a police spokeswoman said.

Police believed the car was stolen.

The driver, who is aged in his 20s, then crossed on to the opposite side of the road and collided with a second vehicle, carrying three people.

A man, woman and young girl, have been treated for shock.

The man police were pursuing escaped injury and will be questioned in relation to a series of thefts and other offences.