Three teenage girls were injured after a stolen car they were riding in crashed into a family home in Australia, leaving the house badly damaged and neighbors stunned by the wreckage.
The crash happened around 1:15 a.m. on Monday, June 8, in Brisbane, Queensland, according to police.
Authorities said a red Hyundai Accent rolled several times before slamming into a two-story home. Police said the car had been stolen from another address on Saturday, June 6, around 11:30 a.m.
A 14-year-old girl from Logan Central, who was riding in the back seat, suffered head injuries and was rushed to Queensland Children’s Hospital in serious condition.
The alleged driver, a 14-year-old girl from Waterford West, and a second passenger, a 15-year-old girl from Waterford, were taken to the same hospital with minor injuries. Both were listed in stable condition.
A 49-year-old man who lived in the home suffered minor cuts to his feet from broken glass while helping the girls after the crash. He did not need to be hospitalized.
Police said the house suffered significant structural damage, and the investigation remains ongoing.
Local residents described a chaotic scene after the car tore through the area and smashed into the home.
Max Norman, who cut his feet on glass while helping the girls, said he was shocked by what he saw.
“I got all dressed and ran out here, oh my God, I was blown away by what I was seeing,” Norman told 9News.
He said the car “ripped through everything in the neighbor’s yard and still had enough impact to do this to the house.”
David Williams, who also rushed outside to help, said the girls were screaming for assistance after the crash.
“I came out the gate and the girls were screaming, ‘help, help, help,’” he told 9News. “One of them was unconscious in the back seat.”
Williams told 7News that one of the girls was so terrified she dropped to her knees and started praying that her friend in the back of the car was not dead.
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Despite the severity of the crash, the girls reportedly did not want anyone to call emergency services.
“The girls started screaming ‘no ambos!’” Williams said, using Australian slang for ambulance workers.
But he refused to let them run from the situation.
“I said, ‘No way, you’re not running from this, girls,’” he told 9News.
According to 9News, the speed limit on the road where the crash happened is about 37 mph, but the stolen Hyundai was allegedly traveling nearly twice that speed.
“We might be living in the hood here, but why are you driving that fast?” Williams said.
No further information has been released at this time, he investigation is continuing.
