Abstract: A method for forced stopping of a second vehicle (B) by using a first vehicle (A) includes equipment (C) in the front end of the first vehicle (A) which can be used to engage sheet metal structures, and the front end of the first vehicle (A) is driven into the rear of the second vehicle (B) so that the equipment (C) in the front end of the first vehicle engages the sheet metal structure in the rear of the second vehicle (B), whereby the second vehicle (B) can be stopped by the first vehicle (A). The equipment (C) used can include a turning body part and a tip part with gripping device attached to the body part in a detachable way. The gripping device can contain a tip which penetrates the sheet metal structure. The method and the equipment according to the invention can be used to stop a fleeing vehicle without the need to drive beside it or to pass it or to try to force it off the road.