Stolen council car crashes into suburban park
The normally quiet Bundaberg suburb of Kalkie was rocked by high drama when a stolen council vehicle rolled in a local park. See the photos and video.
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Bundaberg police and detectives scaled fences and searched for clues after a car thief fled the scene of a crash on Thursday afternoon.
Residents of a quiet Kalkie neighbourhood heard screeches and a powerful “bang” about 1.30pm before discovering a council work vehicle on its side down a gully in parklands off Kingsford St.
A Queensland Police Service spokeswoman confirmed the vehicle had been reported stolen and that the driver rolled it into a ditch before running away on foot.
Investigations are continuing.
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