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Shocking video shows the moment a car allegedly running a red light and traveling on the wrong side of a busy highway collides with another vehicle
- Police allege a Toyota that collided with two cars was stolen a month earlier
- The Toyota was allegedly chasing a Volkswagen in an alleged gang incident
- Police allege that someone inside the Toyota was shooting at the Volkswagen
- Police charged four men for the alleged December chase and shooting
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An allegedly stolen car struck another car while chasing a silver Volkswagen in what police believe was a gang shootout.
Victoria Police said the allegedly stolen Toyota RAV4 chased the Volkswagen Passat through Moonee Ponds, Essendon and Coburg in Melbourne on December 24.
The footage showing the moment the RAV4 struck another car at an intersection was captured at 7:20 a.m. on Bell Street near Coburg.
Police allege that the car was traveling at a high speed and ran a red light before crashing into the front of a car that was in the middle of a turn.
An allegedly stolen white Toyota RAV4 collided with another car (above) after police alleged its occupants were chasing a silver Volkswagen
The video shows the RAV4 cutting into the side of a second car seconds later.
A man was taken to hospital with minor injuries after the crash.
During the apparent chase, a person inside the vehicle allegedly fired at the Volkswagen with Gang Crime Squad detectives investigating the incident.
“It appears that an occupant of the Toyota fired several shots in the direction of the Volkswagen,” a spokesman said. abc.
The Toyota is understood to have been stolen from Thornbury over a month before the chase between November 19 and 20.
The Volkswagen was found on New Year’s Eve, December 31, with a smashed rear windshield that police say was caused by a bullet.
Police charged four men in connection with the alleged car chase that damaged two vehicles (in the photo, the aftermath of the accident)
Three men were charged earlier this month in the alleged manhunt with a fourth man, a 32-year-old man from Cranbourne, arrested on Friday.
Another man was charged with multiple firearms offenses and will appear in Melbourne Magistrate Court on April 13.
Officers from the Echo Taskforce and the Maribyrnong Criminal Investigation Unit are also involved in the investigation and released the footage in hopes of finding more witnesses.
Anyone with relevant information or images of the manhunt is asked to contact Crime Stoppers.