Terrifying alleged abduction attempt caught on CCTV

A terrifying alleged abduction attempt in Victoria has been caught on CCTV which appeared to show a 27-year-old woman breaking free.

Terrifying CCTV has captured the moment a man allegedly attempted to abduct a woman in broad daylight north of Melbourne.

A man has been charged after he allegedly approached a woman and attempted to drag her into his grey Mitsubishi ute at Whittlesea on Friday evening.

The 27-year-old woman managed to escape his clutches before the man drove off, police said.

CCTV footage allegedly shows a 27-year-old woman fighting off a man who allegefly tried to force her inside his car. Picture: Nine News.

The man took off from the scene in his ute. Picture: Nine News

On Saturday morning, a 39-year-old man was arrested while driving a Mitsubishi ute on the Midland Highway in Shepparton.

The Mill Park man was on Sunday charged with aggravated burglary, two counts of aggravated assault and attempted kidnap.

He is due to appear in court on October 28.

Police say the same man is believed to have approached two girls riding scooters on Oak Bank Boulevard, Whittlesea earlier on Friday evening.

The man is believed to have approached two other girls shortly beforehand. Picture: Nine News

Victoria Police said in a statement that two girls, aged 13 and 14, fled and were unharmed.

One of the girls, Ally Hawking, told Nine News that a man approached asking for directions.

“He was really close to us and then he said come have a look in the back of my car and have a look at the maps and he opened the back door for us and that’s when me and Zoe left,” Ally told Nine News.

A passer-by intervened and escorted the girls home.