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Man found with gunshot wound after crash at Roxburgh Park

A man has been found with a gunshot wound inside a car wreck in a Melbourne suburb, leaving him with life-threatening injuries.

A man has been found with a gunshot wound inside a car wreck in a Melbourne suburb, in what police suspect was a targeted incident.

Emergency crews were called to the corner of Donald Cameron Drive and Bridgewater Rd in Roxburgh Park at about 7pm on Sunday, after reports a car had careened through a park fence and crashed into a tree.

The man was hospitalised with life-threatening injuries. Picture: NewsWire / Diego Fedele
The man was hospitalised with life-threatening injuries. Picture: NewsWire / Diego Fedele

The driver of the white Toyota was injured in the crash and found with a gunshot wound to his lower body.

The man was rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries.

The car hit the tree at about 7pm on Sunday night: NewsWire / Diego Fedele
The car hit the tree at about 7pm on Sunday night: NewsWire / Diego Fedele

The circumstances leading to the man’s gunshot wound and crash are still to be established, with Armed Crime Squad detectives investigating.

Police do believe it was a targeted incident.

A general view of a cordoned off street in Roxburgh Park. Picture: NewsWire / Diego Fedele
A general view of a cordoned off street in Roxburgh Park. Picture: NewsWire / Diego Fedele

A crime scene has been established at the site of the crash and investigations remain ongoing.

Anyone who witnessed the incident had been encouraged to contact Crime Stoppers.

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