Rescue crews rush to save trapped man
EMERGENCY services rushed to assist an elderly man trapped inside his car after driving over an embankment at Two Bays Road, Mount Eliza last week.
Baxter Fire Brigade captain Damien Willmott said the station was among the first to respond, 3pm, Tuesday 20 April. They were assisted by Moorooduc CFA, Fire Rescue Victoria Frankston and other brigades, the High Angle Rescue Team, SES Frankston Unit, police and Ambulance Victoria.
The high-angle team rescued the 82-year-old driver, of McCrae, who had been visiting friends whose house, with gravel driveway, is at the top of a steep hill. He failed to take a sharp turn in the rain and drove over the embankment before colliding with a tree. The crews carried the man up a steep embankment where he was assessed by paramedics.
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Teenagers in allegedly stolen car arrested
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THREE teenagers were arrested after being caught by police in an allegedly stolen car last week.
Police intercepted the allegedly stolen Land Rover Discovery at the intersection of Frankston-Cranbourne Road and McClelland Drive in Langwarrin at around 2.30pm, 5 April.
Two 13-year-old boys and one 14-year-old boy were arrested. One of the boys was arrested when police intercepted the car, while the other two allegedly fled into Peninsula Private Hospital. The two boys were subsequently arrested as well.
Police allege that while the arrests were being made, an attempt was made to carjack a pregnant woman. Police say nobody was injured during the incident.
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