A Westbrook man who crashed into a bus in Scarborough on Saturday during a police chase that originated in Westbrook died of his injuries the next day.

Police said that at about 6 a.m. on Sept. 9, Michael Churchill, 20, who had a warrant for his arrest on seven counts of theft, ran a red light and crashed into a bus carrying the University of Southern Maine track team. The car was stuck under the bus, and both Churchill and his passenger, Robert Swan, 18, of Westbrook were trapped.

Both men were hospitalized with severe injuries. According to Scarborough police, Churchill died Sunday night.

Westbrook Police Chief Paul McCarthy gave this account of the accident:

At about 5 a.m. Saturday, the department received a call that a white Dodge Stratus was doing doughnuts on Cross Street. About an hour later, Sgt. Michael Nugent saw a white car U-turn, squealing its tires near Saco Street.

When the car crossed the town line into Scarborough, the driver passed another car, putting one car between him and Nugent, who was following. Nugent lost sight of the white car, turned on his lights and accelerated to catch up. He passed the car between them and came within 200 yards of white car.

At a curb just beyond Brackett Street, the driver lost control, skidded onto the side of the road and eventually re-gained control.

“We believe at that time the car became aware of the police. We think he became aware of us because he accelerated to a greater speed,” said McCarthy.

Immediately after that, the driver ran the red light at Saco Street and Route 22. Nugent went through the light, around the curve and lost sight of the vehicle. Once he regained sight, the car went through the red light at Saco Street and Gorham Road, hitting the bus.

“The sedan went completely under the bus,” said McCarthy. The car was under the middle of the bus and was dragged sideways until the bus stopped, he added.

The track team was on a Cyr bus driven by 52-year-old Lawrence Churchill of Farmington. According to Scarborough police, the team was on its way to a meet in Connecticut. The driver and five students sustained minor injuries.

Churchill was born in Portland to Michael and Ellen Burnham Churchill. He was educated in Westbrook schools, and lived there all his life.

On Saturday, a Dodge Stratus driven by 20-year-old Michael Churchill of Westbrook, hit a bus carrying the University of Maine track team at the intersection of Gorham Road and Route 22 in Scarborough. Police chase ends in deadly crashPolice chase ends in deadly crash