A Facetime call filmed the dramatic moment the suspected owner of a stolen motorcycle crashed it with her four-wheel drive, forcing the automobile to roll out of control and burst into flames.
The event occurred in Perth’s northern suburbs early Monday morning, and two teenagers and a 49-year-old woman were all transported to hospital with serious injuries.
The two teens, ages 18 and 17, reportedly stole an off-road motorbike at 4.40 a.m.
The bike’s owner, a 49-year-old woman, then pursued the teenagers in a Toyota Kluger.
The Facetime call shows the 4WD driving on the wrong side of the road before colliding with the motorcyclist and crashing at the Hepburn Avenue and Amalfi Drive roundabout in Hillarys.
A friend of the teens phoned the cops to report the accident.
According to WA Police, the 4WD rolled and caught fire as a consequence of the incident, with the woman sustaining burns but escaping the wreckage.
The woman and two teenagers were sent to Royal Perth Hospital with critical injuries.
The 18-year-old had a fractured skull, brain haemorrhage, and a shattered leg, while the 17-year-old suffered a broken collarbone.
The family of the two boys, however, informed 9News Perth that their high speed was due to the woman chasing them.
The aunt of one of the teens said: ‘She’s (the woman) chasing them down…to me it looks like she isn’t going to give up.
‘Don’t take thing into your our hands, because people get hurt.’
The mother of the 18-year-old said: ‘When I saw him he brought tears to my eyes… he heard me, I said ”mum’s here’ and then a tear rolled from his eye.
‘My son’s life is not replaceable but the motorbike is.’
A 12-hour closure of Hepburn Avenue was imposed, and the bike and burned-out automobile were eventually removed from the scene.
According to police, investigations into the circumstances surrounding the incident are ongoing, including whether or not the vehicles truly collided.
Anyone with information should call Crime Stoppers at 1800 333 000.