<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Four people have been injured in a chaotic string of events that started at a </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/sydney" rel="" target="" title="Sydney"><span>Sydney</span></a><span> petrol station and ended by the side of the M4. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In between there was a man armed with a knife borrowed from a butcher, another with a hacksaw, and a police pursuit from Luddenham to Prospect. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It started at a petrol station on Fifteenth Avenue in Austral where a 51-year-old man was being escorted by two men, one who lived nearby and his friend.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/police-offer-500k-reward-over-fire-that-killed-completely-innocent-woman/fa6138e8-82be-483a-90d8-73a58e5bf488" target="_blank"><strong><span>Police offer $500K reward after 'completely innocent' woman killed</span></strong></a><span> </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The 51-year-old, who was accused of having stolen property, appeared cool and calm before he suddenly bolted through a car park. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The chase did not last long and eventually the 51-year-old was ushered into a Mitre 10. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But he again broke free and allegedly armed himself with a hacksaw, injuring two staff members and slicing the ear of the man who had been ushering him. </span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/truck-allegedly-stolen-and-workers-injured-during-incident-at-western-sydney-business-austral/042afa3f-859e-414a-83d7-f5f4071e12d6" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The local man then rushed to a nearby butcher and asked for a knife, being shown two options before he grabbed one and raced back. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But by the time he had returned the 51-year-old had taken off again. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He allegedly stole a truck from Mitre 10 and rammed a staff member as he made his escape.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Unbeknownst to him, the vehicle had a tracker in it and Mitre 10 staff watched his every move.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police were informed and eventually tracked him from Luddenham to Emu Plains.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The man eventually became trapped in peak-hour traffic on the M4 at Prospect, where he was arrested.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. Available on the</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple App Store</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>.</span></em></strong></div></div>