Footage captured the moment a worker chased a driver after he crashed into another car and allegedly tried to flee the scene.
The incident occurred at the intersection of Hellawell and Beaudesert roads between Acacia Ridge and Sunnybank Hills in Brisbane’s south on Monday morning.
The footage, shared by Dashcam Owners Australia, shows a blue Mazda hatchback driving through the intersection.
The traffic lights were red for 17 seconds before the blue Mazda darted into oncoming traffic and collided with a white Toyota hatchback.
The Toyota hatchback spun 360 degrees before crashing into a red Mazda SUV in the adjacent lane.
All three cars came to a complete stop in the middle of the intersection as workers rushed to help the driver behind the wheel of the Toyota.
The driver of the blue Mazda was seen getting out of his car and walking to the side of the road.
A worker wearing a reflective vest saw the driver leaving the scene of the accident and gave chase.
Dashcam footage showed a blue Mazda hatchback running a red light and speeding through an intersection before crashing into oncoming traffic (pictured)
The driver collides with a white Toyota hatchback, which spins 360 degrees before crashing into a red Mazda SUV in the adjacent lane (pictured)
Footage shows the worker reaching out and grabbing the driver before he raised his fist as other bystanders quickly intervened to stop him from leaving the area.
Social media users praised the worker for acting quickly and stopping the driver of the blue Mazda.
“I love how the guy runs across the street and confronts the guy who caused the accident,” one person commented.
“An old friend in a yellow shirt appears from the bottom right and does a ‘b’ line towards the Mazda driver, duly tackling him to the ground,” a second person wrote.
“God bless the worker who saw his old friend walking away calmly… and knocked him down,” says a third.
A fourth added: “That worker pinned him down. Those are the kind of people who deserve Australian of the year. What a bloody legend!”
“This is cooked up, it’s a regularly used intersection near my house, it’s always very busy, it could easily have been fatal,” another person added.
A worker has been praised for stopping the driver of the blue Mazda after he was seen casually walking off the road and away from the scene of the accident.
Others shared well wishes and messages of support for the drivers of the other vehicles.
Queensland Police have confirmed a 26-year-old Carseldine man has been charged following an alleged road traffic crash in Sunnybank Hills.
“It is believed that at approximately 9.45am a blue Mazda 3 was travelling south on Beaudesert Road when it failed to stop at a red light near Hellawell Road,” a police spokesman said. news.com.au.
“It is further alleged that the car collided with two other vehicles, a Mazda CX30 and a Toyota Yaris. The driver of the Mazda 3 was arrested by police at the scene.”
The man was charged with dangerous operation of a vehicle and driving under the influence of alcohol and is due to appear in Richlands Magistrates Court on August 6.
