Terrifying footage captured the moment a teenage driver with a learner’s license flipped his car before crashing on a roundabout and injuring a young passenger.
The heart-stopping accident occurred on Cobham Street in Hamilton, on New Zealand’s North Island, at 1.24am on March 8.
Dashboard camera footage from a nearby car captured the carnage and showed the white sedan gaining speed as it approached the vehicle from behind.
The vehicle then took off and careened over the roundabout before spectacularly plummeting into a traffic sign.
The white vehicle can be seen flying through the air (pictured) before crashing into the street sign.
The vehicle, which had four occupants including the driver, plummeted and picked up a traffic sign before rolling at least nine times (pictured).
The car spun at least nine times before coming to rest on its roof.
One of the vehicle’s occupants was heard on the dash camera saying, “Holy crap.”
She was heard telling her companion to dial the New Zealand emergency service number 111.
A New Zealand police spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia there were four people in the vehicle and one of them was seriously injured.
The other three, including the driver, suffered minor injuries.
The shocking images were shared on Facebook on Saturday, where Australians were left stunned.
“I guess you can safely say speed was a factor,” one wrote.
“This is a clear example of how excessive speed kills,” said another.
‘Will they ever learn?’ another wrote.
Many were also concerned that the seriously injured person was a child.
The owners of the dash cam were shocked by what they saw and immediately called emergency services (pictured, the car running).
‘Damn, I hope it was at least a medical episode. Driving recklessly like that with a child in the car…’ said one.
“What idiots, especially with a child in the car,” said another.
A New Zealand police spokesman said they could not confirm the age of the injured child and were still investigating.
“Any further police action is still being considered,” he said.
