‘Like an explosion’: Speed and alcohol probe in south Brisbane crash

Police will investigate whether speed and alcohol were a factor after a motorists smashed into three parked cars in the early hours of Wednesday morning. SEE THE PICTURES

Police are investigating a crash in the early hours of the morning at Mount Gravatt. Pic: Dustin Martin.

Police are investigating whether speed or alcohol was involved after three parked cars were hit, early on Wednesday morning.

Emergency services were called just after 5am following reports a white Mazda C30 had crashed into three cars on Creek Road near Tarrant Street at Mount Gravatt.

Nearby residents heard the loud crash. Pic: Dustin Martin

The impact caused a sedan to lose a wheel. Pic: Dustin Martin.

Residents close to the crash say it sounded like an explosion.

Noone was injured during the incident.

Nearby resident Dustin Martin told The Courier-Mail that he heard the noise, quickly changed clothes and ran down the street to see the carnage.

“Myself and the family all woke up to what sounded like an explosion,” he said.

“I jumped out of bed and looked out the window to a man running up the street.”

Investigations remain ongoing.

More to come.

Police are investigating the crash. Pic: Dustin Martin.

Originally published as ‘Like an explosion’: Speed and alcohol probe in south Brisbane crash