Watch: Atlanta man steals, wrecks squad car, rescued moments before train hits

A man stole a police patrol car in Atlanta, USA and led the police on a chase before crashing and overturning the vehicle on an active railway track.

Armed officers managed to pull him from the wreckage moments before it was hit by a train.

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