Two teenagers have taken an allegedly stolen car on a joyride in Queensland‘s Bundaberg region before it burst into flames.
Resident Blake Sharpe felt compelled to start filming as the Toyota Camry blazed down the road in front of the vehicle he was travelling in.
“It just turned the corner really fast and pretty much jumped then island in the middle of the road and landed on the other side of the road, then their back two tyres popped,” he said.
READ MORE: Australian actor and director Lex Marinos dies at the age of 75
The car started to ride on its rims and sparks started to fly.
The teenage driver pulled over the vehicle and the two occupants got away from the car before it erupted into flames.
“The driver was a girl and they were around 15,” Sharpe said.
The car was allegedly stolen from a home in the suburb of Kepnock two nights ago.
So far this year charges relating to unlawful use of a motor vehicle have exceeded 11,000.
“It doesn’t matter how many times you see it, it hurts every time,” opposition leader David Crisafulli said.
Youth crime is one of the biggest concerns for voters at next month’s state election.
The Queensland state government is convinced it is already on top of the problem.
“What we’re seeing since we implemented that new community safety plan is a reduction in crime and a reduction in youth crime,” Premier Steven Miles said.
“Overall offences are down two per cent from last year.”
However the opposition disagrees with this.
“The only people who don’t think there’s a youth crime crisis is the state government,” Crisafulli said.
FOLLOW US ON WHATSAPP HERE: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, celebrity and sport via our WhatsApp channel. No comments, no algorithm and nobody can see your private details.
links to content on ABC
9News
