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Delivery man flees after Tesla smash brain fade

A delivery driver’s brain fade has been caught on camera as his van is entangled in a low-speed prang with a parked Tesla.

Albion Park delivery driver forgets handbrake

A delivery driver has been caught on camera legging it after a massive brain fade saw his van slowly impact a parked Tesla while he was doing stretches on the footpath.

The footage shared on the hugely popular Dash Cam Owners Australia Facebook page shows the driver arriving at an Albion Park address, south of Sydney, on March 26.

The driver, who appears to be a private contractor, is seen pulling up behind a parked car before getting out to deliver a package shortly before 10am.

A delivery driver in New South Wales hit a parked Tesla while delivering a package. Picture: Dash Cam Owners Australia Facebook
A delivery driver in New South Wales hit a parked Tesla while delivering a package. Picture: Dash Cam Owners Australia Facebook
The incident was captured on a dashcam and shared on social media. Picture: Dash Cam Owners Australia Facebook
The incident was captured on a dashcam and shared on social media. Picture: Dash Cam Owners Australia Facebook

Oddly, the driver is then seen doing a series of stretches on the footpath with a package in hand.

Meanwhile, the parked car’s rearview dashcam footage shows the van slowly creeping forward, eventually hitting it at low speed.

Hearing the collision, the driver leaps towards his vehicle.

Contentiously, he gets back in the van, still having not delivered the package, and takes off in a hurry.

The anonymous user who submitted the video to Dash Cam Owners Australia suspected the handbrake was left off.

A NSW police spokeswoman told news.com.au that the Tesla’s owner reported the incident to them, and inquiries are continuing.

The owner also managed to capture numerous clear angles of the collision, as is a feature of late-model Teslas

The driver quickly left the scene after the impact. Picture: Dash Cam Owners Australia Facebook
The driver quickly left the scene after the impact. Picture: Dash Cam Owners Australia Facebook
The video shows no significant damage to the van, but the extent of the damage to the Tesla is unknown. Picture: Dash Cam Owners Australia Facebook
The video shows no significant damage to the van, but the extent of the damage to the Tesla is unknown. Picture: Dash Cam Owners Australia Facebook

The footage showed negligible damage to the van, though the parked car’s panel is out of view.

Despite the nature of the incident, the comment section saw humour in what unfolded.

“That’s his magician’s warm up – now watch as I make my van move without touching it,” one woman joked.

Another suggested: “Get something (else) delivered so he comes around and you can have a nice chat with him!”

“Lucky you have the number plate,” another said.

Originally published as Delivery man flees after Tesla smash brain fade

Original URL: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/motoring/on-the-road/delivery-driver-legs-it-after-hitting-tesla-in-albion-park-nsw/news-story/18df26e9aa12d4463e81a09107c12ffe