This is a bit of an odd one. Police and clean up crews are attending to a scene in the middle of the Melbourne CBD where a man somehow managed to flip his car after hitting light poles earlier this morning.
A man is on the run after dramatically flipping his car on the corner of Bourke and Swanston streets in Melbourne’s CBD. #9Today pic.twitter.com/mzWEiqyMzY
— The Today Show (@TheTodayShow) March 23, 2017
Victoria Police later apprehended a man at Southern Cross Station, transporting him to Melbourne West police station where paramedics attended the scene.
Paramedics arrive at Melbourne West police station to treat driver who fled scene of Bourke St crash, now in custody pic.twitter.com/uOBK1bDNGw
— Kristy Mayr (@KristyMayr7) March 23, 2017
It’s unclear at this stage exactly how the man came to flip his vehicle at that part of the CBD, a particular curiosity given that Swanston St is largely closed off to cars north of Bourke Street.
An interesting ride to work this morning, 4wd decided to block the road at Bourke and Swanston St @abcnews @theage pic.twitter.com/lVlIi2IgF7
— andy wettenhall (@awettty) March 23, 2017
The car remained on its side for an hour before emergency crews were able to safely remove it. The vehicle caused major tram disruptions for morning commuters, with all Swanston St lines blocked in both directions, and the Bourke St-running 86 and 96 routes diverted down La Trobe St until 7:40am.
