A car burst into flames on the Sydney Harbour Bridge after a multi-vehicle crash.
The driver of the van, a man believed to be in his 20s, suffered serious injuries to his pelvis after becoming trapped and was taken to St Vincent's Hospital in a serious but stable condition. The owner of the Kluger had been changing his tyre in the city on Monday morning when he was approached by a man under the guise of talking about his car. The SUV involved in a fiery head-on crash on the Sydney Harbour Bridge was stolen a short time before the accident, police say.
Investigators had been unable to identify the man, who remains in a serious condition in hospital, so they released a photo of his distinctive tattoo.
The man was driving a Toyota Kluger about 7.10am when it ploughed head-on into a southbound van before flipping and bursting into flames. Get it here. The driver of the Toyota was treated for suspected head injuries before being taken to Royal North Shore Hospital, where he remains in a serious condition and has not been able to speak to police.
Police are yet to formally identify the driver of a fiery crash on the Sydney Harbour Bridge, with the man ...
The driver of a van had to be freed from his vehicle by emergency services and was taken to St Vincent's Hospital in a serious but stable condition. "One of the traffic commanders came up to the incident in the very early stages, because he heard it, and actually dragged the van that had the person trapped in it away from the other vehicle that was on fire," Mr Sigmund told Today. A Traffic Management Centre worker who was nearby and heard the crash raced to the scene and helped drag a van with a trapped man away from the fire. Two of the drivers, a man and a woman, were taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. But he said there is "still a lot of work to be done". Police are yet to formally identify the driver of a fiery crash on theSydney Harbour Bridge, with the man still under sedation in hospital.
The tattooed hand of a driver alleged to be behind Monday's fiery crash on the Harbour Bridge has been released by police in the hopes of identifying him.
“We actually had to hold him down at one point,” he said. Mr Vukici told reporters that his actions were “nothing special”, and said the driver deserved saving despite the allegations related to the crash. “It didn’t occur to me that the guy who cut me off was the one upside down,” Mr Vukici said.
It was an ordinary workday for Keni Vukici, until he came across a major crash and helped save a man's life by pulling him from a burning vehicle.
“A number of bystanders and other emergency service workers who risked their lives to assist these patients are absolute heroes. “We actually had to hold him down at one point. “There were two guys trying to get him out from the driver’s side. It didn’t look like he had a seatbelt on. Moments later, there was a loud explosion as the cars collided. About 7am, an allegedly stolen black Toyota Kluger ploughed head-on into a southbound van before flipping.
A car that burst into flames after a three-vehicle collision on the Sydney Harbour Bridge was stolen minutes earlier in the city's CBD after a scuffle with ...
"The van was involved at the front end, so the driver was impacted and the front of the vehicle was crushed towards him," he said. "The van that had the person trapped inside of it was originally located quite hard up against the vehicle that was on fire and that traffic commander has managed to drag that vehicle away from the car," he said. Acting Superintendent Sigmund said the man trapped in the van was dangerously close to the flames before the bridge's Traffic Management Centre managed to tow him to safety. The driver of the van was trapped and freed by Fire and Rescue NSW before he was taken to St Vincent’s Hospital in a serious but stable condition. Detective Superintendent Cramsie said it was a very serious incident and those who had been inside the cars "have been extremely lucky to get away with their lives". Detective Superintendent Rohan Cramsie said footage of the incident, which shows the Kluger weaving in and out of heavy traffic on the bridge before slamming into the van, was "extremely confronting".
Police are appealing for help to identify a man with an elaborate tattoo involved in a fiery crash on Sydney Harbour Bridge that caused peak-hour traffic ...
Police have released images of a distinctive tattoo on the man's hand and urged anyone who can identify him to contact Sydney City Police or Crime Stoppers. The SUV driver, a man believed to be in his 20s or 30s, suffered serious, non-life threatening head injuries and was taken to Royal North Shore Hospital. Police are appealing for help to identify a man with an elaborate tattoo involved in a fiery crash on Sydney Harbour Bridge that caused peak-hour traffic chaos.
Police are appealing for the public's help to identify a man involved in a three-car crash that shut down the Sydney Harbour Bridge for several hours on ...
New to Flash? Try 1 month free now "As inquiries into the man's identity continue, police have released an image of a distinctive tattoo on the man's hand, in the hope a member of the public is able to assist them. Police investigating a multi-vehicle crash on the Sydney Harbour Bridge on Monday morning have released an image of a hand tattoo as they seek to identify a man involved in the accident.
Footage has been captured of the moment several good samaritans rushed to help an alleged car jacker and crash victim following accident on the Sydney ...
Soon after the Kluger burst into flames and was burned in a huge fireball visible from kilometres away. We will allege at this stage that he was approached by the male who had a conversation with him about his car. 'I have seen the dashcam footage. Police will interrogate him once he is medically cleared to be questioned. Video on a witness' dashcam shows at least four people rush to the van and SUV to bravely help the crash victim and car-jacker as the stolen SUV begins to catch on fire Video on a witness' dashcam shows at least four people rush to the van and SUV to bravely help the crash victim and alleged car-jacker as the stolen Kluger begins to catch on fire.
Dashcam footage shows a car criss-crossing between lanes before igniting into flames and prompting a heroic response from bystanders.
“That van was the vehicle that had the person entrapped and it took some time to get that person out.” “The traffic commander from that depot actually drove up at the time of call, the van was located next to the car that was involved on fire, he hooked that van up and dragged it away from the car that was on fire. “There was a short scuffle which ensued and then the male who was asking about the Kluger got into the Kluger and drove it away and then headed towards the Harbour Bridge.” “One of the vehicles was well alight when we arrived on scene, it was an extraordinary effort to get the patient out of the vehicle safely. “The driver that was trapped in the van is really lucky to have escaped at this stage. He said the driver of the van was also lucky to escape.