Suspected stolen car crashes in Douglas with its occupants fleeing the scene
Townsville police are hunting for a vehicle that was used to evacuate the occupants of a suspected stolen car which crashed into another vehicle during peak hour. Read the latest update.
Townsville police are hunting for a grey hatch back which is alleged to have evacuated the passengers of a suspected stolen vehicle that crashed into another car in Douglas on Thursday afternoon.
Emergency services were called to a two-vehicle crash near the intersection of Discovery Drive and University Rd, at 5.35pm, during peak hour.
A police spokesman said a suspected stolen white Ford Falcon crashed into another vehicle on the southbound side of University Rd – blocking one lane of traffic near the roundabout.
The occupants of the Falcon were witnessed jumping into a grey hatchback that was parked nearby, before fleeing the scene towards Nathan St.
A Queensland Ambulance spokesman confirmed that a woman in her 30s suffered minor injuries in the crash.
She declined transport to hospital.
The suspects remain at large.
Man suffers critical injuries in latest e-scooter crash
An e-scooter rider has suffered critical injuries in the latest collision with a vehicle in Townsville.
The Queensland Police and Ambulance services confirmed they were called to the scene of the incident on or near the intersection of Ramsay and Clarke streets in Garbutt at 3.42pm.
Both service said information from the scene of the serious accident was sketchy with it remaining unclear as to whether the accident involved a pedestrian or PEV rider.
A QAS spokesman said a man had suffered “life-threatening injuries” and had been transported to Townsville University Hospital.
Pictures from the scene of the accident appear to confirm the PEV was an e-scooter.
A QPS spokesman said the Forensic Crash Unit, (which investigates serious accidents) would attend the scene.
It is potentially the second such serious accident involving an e-scooter (PEV) rider in Townsville in less than two weeks and follows multiple deaths across Queensland this year.
QPS recently urged parents and caregivers “to learn and understand their legal responsibilities when considering gifting e-scooters or e-bikes this Christmas”.
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Originally published as Suspected stolen car crashes in Douglas with its occupants fleeing the scene
