Police investigate attempted carjacking of Mini Cooper at Hilton Rd, Gympie

Gympie police are investigating a terrifying incident in which a teenage girl was forced to flee a group of men who tried to carjack her in the middle of town.

Investigations are underway into a shocking overnight attempted carjacking at Gympie in which a teenage girl was forced to flee to a fast through drive through to escape her attackers. Photo Patrick Woods / Gympie Times

Investigations are underway into a shocking attempted carjacking at Gympie in which a teenage girl was forced to flee to a fast food drive through to escape her attackers.

Police said the 19-year-old was driving her Mini Cooper along Hilton Rd about 12.05am when a car carrying four men pulled in front of her.

They approached the teenager’s car and demanded she get out.

When she refused they started tapping and hitting the vehicle, police said, with her right rear window damaged in the attack.

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Police said the 19-year-old girl was forced to flee the group of men in her car. They followed her until she was able to pull into the drive-through lane at McDonalds.

She threw the car into reverse, backed up several metres and then drove towards Excelsior Rd with the group of men pursuing her in their own car.

The teenager then turned on to Hyne St, near Gympie Central Shopping Centre, and pulled into the drive-through of a fast food outlet about 1km from where the carjacking attempt happened.

The car did not follow her into the lane, and she phoned police from there.

No-one has been charged over the incident.

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Originally published as Police investigate attempted carjacking of Mini Cooper at Hilton Rd, Gympie