Police are hunting for a hit-run driver who caused a near-fatal crash in Victoria’s high country. involving an elderly couple whose car and caravan exploded into flames.
The driver of a black Toyota Land Cruiser towing a bright green ski boat had overtaken at least eight cars when it clipped the on-coming couple’s Suburu Forester on Mansfield-Woods Point Road on Thursday morning, police said.
The fiery wreckage of the couple’s car and caravan.Credit:Nine News
The couple’s silver Suburu, which was towing a caravan, was forced off the road by the impact, rolled and burst into flames about 11.15am.
The driver of the Toyota did not stop to assist.
Witnesses have told Nine News they dragged the seriously injured 73-year-old male driver from the car minute before a fiery explosion.
“One fella was obviously pretty badly injured so we dragged him across the road and sort of sheltered him … so he was away from the fire because we saw gas bottles on the caravan,” witness Scott Purcell told the TV network.
“It was like a big flame-thrower, it was pretty hectic.
“The fella had quite a big gash on his head… his wife had some cuts on her hands and she was sore in her ribs.”
