Tuesday, December 15, 2015

TOYOTA ends up in tree in Warrigal Rd, Oakleigh





Francene (@04Francene)
Car ends up in tree in Warrigal Rd, Oakleigh at.heraldsun.com.au/link/6e1a1d98b…
This Kluger Hanging out of a Tree
is NOT Baffling its a #SUA

Car ends up in tree in Warrigal Rd, Oakleigh


‘It’s not what you expect on a Monday morning’. Picture: Janine Eastgate

A CAR has become wedged up a tree in a baffling two-car collision this morning.
Photos show the Toyota Kluger 4WD suspended off the ground between a fence and a tree, with its back wheels about two metres up the tree.
Music teacher Campbell Phillips was driving to work when he noticed the vehicle on Warrigal Rd in Oakleigh.
“I just saw a car up a tree,” he said.
“It’s not what you expect on a Monday morning.”

A car has ended up high in a tree in Oakleigh. Picture: Janine Eastgate

Victoria Police spokeswoman Cath Allen said an elderly man was driving out of a carpark when he ran into the Toyota Kluger.

“He’s accidentally put his foot on the accelerator instead of the brake,” she said.
“He’s hit the Kluger and it’s flipped or done whatever and ended up in the tree.”
Emergency services responded to the crash just after 9.40am.
The man in the Toyota, aged in his 40s, was conscious and breathing. He was taken to The Alfred hospital with minor injuries.

A car has become wedged up a tree in a baffling two-car collision this morning. Picture: Campbell Phillips

Ms Allen said the elderly man and his wife were being assessed by paramedics but had also avoided any serious injuries.
Ambulance Victoria spokeswoman Amelia Harris said someone rang 000 “after they heard a smash”.
VicRoads said one lane was blocked in each direction on Warrigal Rd at Queens Ave.
Motorists are advised to allow extra time if travelling through the area but the 4WD has since been taken down out of the tree.

TOYOTA veers out of control, 7 vehicles in carpark damaged



Francene (@04Francene)
Car veers out of control, 7 vehicles in carpark damaged str.sg/Zhen
Arrested for a Manufacturers Fault?
Toyota called in ?







Car veers out of control, 7 vehicles in carpark damaged


Some of the damaged vehicles in the carpark in McNair Road yesterday. The driver of a black Toyota was said to have lost control and sparked the series of collisions.



Some of the damaged vehicles in the carpark in McNair Road yesterday. The driver of a black Toyota was said to have lost control and sparked the series of collisions.PHOTO: SHIN MIN DAILY NEWS

22-year-old woman suspected to be driver who lost control of car is arrested



A black seven-seater Toyota left a trail of destruction in a carpark in McNair Road yesterday morning after its driver lost control and sparked a series of collisions that damaged eight cars, including itself.
The Toyota was trying to exit the carpark when it lunged to its right and hit a Volvo, which crashed into an Opel parked behind it. Half of the Volvo's bumper was ripped off.
The Toyota then veered wildly to its left and hit three more cars, shearing off the licence plate of a Mazda and tearing off the bumper of a Kia and a Honda. The black Toyota also hit another Toyota, which crashed into a Mitsubishi beside it.
Police were called in at about 6.30am and arrested a 22-year-old woman suspected to be behind the wheel of the black Toyota. Police investigations are ongoing.
Chinese paper Shin Min Daily News reported that the woman was in the driver's seat and pleaded with one of the owners of the damaged cars to not report the matter.
But when The Straits Times (ST) spoke to her outside her home after she returned from the police station yesterday, the woman, who gave her name only as Ms Vila, said the driver was not her but a friend.
"I was not driving the car. It was my friend. He drove off after the accident happened," said the resident of McNair Road, near Serangoon Road. Ms Vila, who does not have a driving licence, said the car belongs to her friend, who also had his statement taken by the police.
Ms Vila said she was hanging out with a group of friends in the neighbourhood through the night. The accident occurred as they were about to drive out of the estate.
ST understands the group had been drinking alcohol before the accident. Shin Min ran a photo showing Ms Vila doing a breathalyser test in front of police officers.
When ST asked her if she had been drinking, she shook her head and did not say more.
Housewife Gowri Govind, 40, who lives nearby, said she was helping her son get ready for school when she heard a noise at about 6.30am and saw from her living room window that seven cars had been left damaged by the black Toyota.
"It was a very loud sound of metal crashing. I looked out and saw cars damaged on both sides. There was a black Toyota and two women and a man were standing outside it."
The Toyota left the scene after the accident, she said. The owners of the damaged cars and several residents started gathering at the carpark shortly afterwards.
One of them was Mr Colin Lim, 47. The front of his Mazda was dented, and missing its licence plate. But Mr Lim, who works in a petrochemical firm, said he was lucky. "The accident involved seven cars, and most were quite badly damaged. At least I can still drive my car. I'd be upset if I can't even drive it." He said he intends to fix just the licence plate as he plans to scrap the car. "Of course, if this was a brand new car, I'd feel the heartache," he said.
A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on August 18, 2015, with the headline 'Car veers out of control, 7 vehicles in carpark damaged'.