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Woman seriously injured in wreck after police chase

A woman was seriously injured in a wreck in Gastonia at West Mauney Avenue and N. Myrtle Street around 3:40 p.m. Wednesday in Gastonia.

The women ran a red light and was involved in a chase, police said. She was ejected from her car, which flipped after the crash.

Highway patrol troopers began pursing the woman after identifying phony tags on her car, authorities said.

Gaston County EMS transferred the woman to the hospital.