Toowoomba emergency services respond to reports of suspected stolen car crashing into water tank near Wyalla Plaza

A car has crashed into a service station’s water tank at a Toowoomba shopping centre, with its occupants reportedly fleeing the scene.

The occupants of a car that crashed into a service station’s water tank at a Toowoomba shopping centre have reportedly fled the scene.

Police, fire and ambulance crews are now at the scene of the crash at the Puma service station at Wyalla Plaza on the corner of Taylor and Wyalla Streets in Newtown.

Witnesses at the plaza say they saw the black Lexus sedan speed around the corner before losing control and crashing into the water tank attached to the servo.

Two women and a man were seen getting out of the vehicle and fleeing the scene.

One man, who declined to be named, said he chased after a woman and brought her back and handed her over to a security guard.

It is understood that woman managed to escape before authorities arrived.

Wyalla Street remains closed off while police carry out investigations.