PORTLAND, Ore. - A police chase of a bank robbery suspect on Interstate 205 turned violent Thursday after the suspect's truck veered into oncoming freeway traffic and struck three vehicles.

Authorities said the incident began with a robbery at the Sterling Savings Bank at 14638 S.E. Sunnyside Road about 3 p.m.

According to the FBI, a man wearing all dark clothes, dark gloves and a dark covering over his face entered the bank and showed what appeared to be a handgun tucked in his waistband. After threatening that he would use it, employees gave him cash and he left the area in a pickup truck, the FBI said. No one was injured.

At 3:10 p.m., a member of the Clackamas County Inter-agency Task force recognized the suspect's vehicle, an aqua or teal-colored pickup, and started following it, according to Detective Jim Strovink, a Clackamas County Sheriff's Office spokesman.

More and more officers joined the pursuit, and it eventually headed south on the interstate. As the truck neared the Southeast Sunnyside Road exit, an Oregon State Police car appeared to bump the truck from behind in order to make it go sideways and stop.

Instead, the truck veered across the grassy median into the oncoming traffic lanes, where it sideswiped a mini van, hit a small car head-on and also hit the back end of a semi-truck's trailer before coming to rest at 3:19 p.m.

Officers then surrounded the truck, and the driver got out of the vehicle on his own. He walked backward with his hands up until police took him into custody.

Strovink said those involved only suffered minor injuries.

Authorities closed all northbound lanes of I-205 for several hours following the wreck and diverted traffic around the scene. 

The whole incident was captured on ODOT cameras. Click here to watch the video.

Strovink identified the suspect as 49-year-old Mitchell Sean Cooley of Canby. He was expected to be treated for minor injuries at an area hospital before being lodged in the Clackamas County jail on charges of robbery, attempt to elude, reckless driving and a parole violation, Strovink said.

Cooley has an extensive criminal record with at least 23 prior convictions for robbery, Strovink said.