Chermside, Brisbane: Terrifying moment seven teens allegedly assaulted Uber drivers and McDonalds staff before escaping in one rideshare driver’s car

Seven teenagers were arrested overnight after allegedly attacking McDonalds and Uber staff before stealing one of the rideshare driver’s cars.

Queensland Police were called to a Chermside McDonald’s on Hamilton Road in Brisbane around midnight on Friday morning.

Two Uber drivers were allegedly attacked in the parking lot before one ran into the restaurant, where police say the group followed him and started another fight.

The store manager, a woman in her 20s, and an employee, 19, were also attacked by the teens, who then allegedly stole the other Uber driver’s gray Toyota Camry and fled.

Police arrested the group in Goodna, 34 kilometers south of Chermside, after placing traffic spikes on Brisbane Road and chasing them on foot along Bertha Street at 1.40am.

Calcifer Gan, who lives next to the Chermside McDonald’s, said she heard a lot of screaming and shouting before the car took off around midnight.

‘[I heard] people shouting and then a screeching car. Five minutes later there was more screaming and a few people shouted and then they were gone again,” Ms Gan told 9News.

Queensland Police Deputy Commissioner Ben Marcus said the Uber drivers and McDonald’s staff suffered only minor injuries and did not require treatment.

After fleeing the scene, police chased the teenagers from Chermside through Clayfield, Nundah and south Brisbane before they finally attempted to flee on foot in Goodna.

Police used the dog squad to track the teens before arresting them.

Queensland police chased them through several suburbs after the group allegedly stole an Uber driver’s gray Toyota Camry

A 15-year-old girl from Chermside West has been charged with armed robbery in business, attempted robbery, unlawful use of a motor vehicle and two counts of common assault.

Her bail was refused and she was due to appear in the children’s court today.

The other six teenagersaged between 13 and 15, have been charged with the same crimes but were released on bail.

They are is due to appear in juvenile court next week.

Meanwhile, another alleged attack involving an Uber driver took place in Melbourne on Friday evening.

Victorian police allege five teenagers were picked up by a 62-year-old Point Cook man driving a Mercedes SUV on Cloverdale Road in Tarneit.

Five minutes into the ride, police allege one of the teens jumped out of the car, opened the driver’s door and attacked the driver.

The man was treated in hospital for minor injuries and the teenagers were tracked down by police using the Air Wing and dog unit to hunt them on foot.

All five perpetrators are assisting the police with their investigation.