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 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 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 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.

Originally published as Man found with gunshot wound after crash at Roxburgh Park