A professional has been captured chasing a driver after he crashes into another car and then tries to flee.
The incident happened on Monday morning at the intersection of Hellawell and Beaudesert Road between Acacia Ridge and Sunnybank Hills in Brisbane’s south.
The footage, shared by Dashcam Owners Australia, showed a blue Mazda hatchback driving through the intersection.
The traffic lights were red for a full 17 seconds before the blue Mazda veered into traffic and collided with a white Toyota hatchback.
The Toyota hatchback spun 360 degrees before crashing into a red Mazda SUV in the adjacent lane.
All three cars came to a stop in the middle of the intersection as emergency workers rushed to help the driver of the Toyota.
The driver of the blue Mazda was seen getting out of his car and walking to the side of the road.
A tradesman wearing a fluorescent vest saw the driver walking away from the scene of the accident and started the chase.
Dashcam footage showed a blue Mazda hatchback running a red light and driving at high speed through an intersection before crashing into traffic (pictured)
The driver crashes into a white Toyota hatchback, which does a 360-degree spin before hitting a red Mazda SUV in the adjacent lane (pictured)
The footage shows the craftsman grabbing the driver and then raising his fist in the air. Other bystanders quickly intervene to prevent him from leaving the area.
Social media users praised the professional for acting quickly and arresting the driver of the blue Mazda.
“It’s amazing how that man runs from the other side of the road and confronts the man who caused the accident,” said one person.
“An old buddy in a yellow shirt appears from the bottom right and makes a ‘b’ line in front of the driver of the Mazda, then pushes him to the ground,” a second person wrote.
“God bless the craftsman who saw his old buddy casually walking away… and tackled him hard,” said a third.
A fourth added: ‘That tradie pinning him down. That’s the type of people who deserve Australian of the Year. What a bloody legend.’
‘This is cooked, it’s a crossroads I frequent. It’s always busy and that could easily have been fatal,’ someone else added.
A professional has been praised for apprehending the driver of the blue Mazda after he was caught calmly walking off the road and away from the scene of the accident
Others shared their congratulations and messages of support with the drivers of the other vehicles.
Queensland Police confirmed a 26-year-old man from Carseldine has been charged following an alleged road traffic collision in Sunnybank Hills.
“It is alleged that at approximately 9.45am a blue Mazda 3 was travelling south on Beaudesert Road when it failed to stop at a red light near Hellawell Road,” a police spokesman said. news.com.au.
‘It will be further alleged that the car then struck two other vehicles, a Mazda CX30 and a Toyota Yaris. The driver of the Mazda 3 was taken into custody by police at the scene.’
The man was charged with dangerous driving and drink driving and is due to appear in Richlands District Court on August 6.