Bundaberg police request info on stolen car after hit-and-run incidents
Police are requesting information on a stolen Mitsubishi Lancer in the Bundaberg region where the driver hit a cyclist and a pedestrian in the space of 25 minutes on Thursday morning.
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A stolen Millbank car has been used in multiple attempted robberies before being involved in a hit and run while also colliding with a pedestrian.
On Wednesday afternoon, April 23, the car was stolen from a Warrell St residence and the driver then began a crime spree into the next day.
Police said the car was quickly involved in a burglary at a Sienna Boulevard, Ashfield address several hours after being stolen around at 1.20am on Thursday April 24.
The offenders attempted to steal two vehicles from the address but were unsuccessful.
Later that morning at 4.50am, the occupants of the stolen Mitsubishi Lancer were involved in a hit and run traffic crash in Innes Park.
The vehicle struck a 51-year-old cyclist who sustained minor injuries on Headlands Esplanade, before leaving the scene.
Shortly after at 5.15am, the vehicle struck a pedestrian on Barolin St, Walkervale before continuing on.
The 56-year-old man was not physically injured.
Anyone with information, dashcam or CCTV of the stolen silver Mitsubishi Lancer, with Queensland registration 714 DM7, is urged to contact police.
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