The crash happened this morning in Footscray when an out of control car hit the trees and flipped on to its roof. The crash was caught on CCTV camera just off Dynon road in West Melbourne.
The driver of the car is said to be a twenty-year-old Indian international student who also had a teenager, a seventeen-year-old passenger with him in the car at the time of the crash. The road conditions were wet and the driver had attempted to overtake another vehicle when he mounted the curb, flipped on its roof and hit a number of trees. Somehow, he and his passenger were unhurt and they were able to get out of their car and walk away.
Sgt Shayne Bannard from Victoria Police said that they were very lucky to walk away unhurt from the crash.
“Very lucky..I mean with something like this, it’s a matter of inches could be completely changing the outcome.”
The aftermath of the crash shows a number of fallen tree branches and pieces of car scattered on the scene.
Adriano, from the fruit and vegetable factory arrived soon after the crash and called triple zero.
“I was surprised and the first thing I asked them was is everyone alright? And then call the ambulance. They were alright.”
The pair did not need to go to the hospital and were able to return to the car to retrieve their phone chargers.
The twenty-year-old driver is an international student who currently holds an Indian driving license. According to 7 News Melbourne, he is from St Albans.
The police are now looking into whether the driver was speeding.
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