Driver flees scene after crashing into tram

Driver flees scene after crashing into tram
Spencer Fowler Steen

A driver is lucky to be alive after his car was crushed by a tram and wrapped around a tree near Queen Victoria Market in early July.

Astonished witnesses watched as the car attempted to make a sudden U-turn ahead of the number 58 tram travelling south down Peel St near the corner of Victoria St on July 2.

The driver fled the scene miraculously unscathed after emerging from the wreckage around a minute after the terrifying accident, according to witnesses.

The tram had around 50 passengers on board when the driver hit the tram at around 3.30pm, but luckily no one was hurt.

Officers from Melbourne Highway Patrol found the driver shortly afterwards.

The 36-year-old Taylors Lakes man, who was driving a gold sedan, was found by police in Ardeer, interviewed and released from custody.

The driver is expected to be charged on summons with unlicensed driving, failing to give way to tram, failing to give his name and address and failing to render assistance.

It took around an hour for the car to be towed, with the tram having to forcibly reverse to become free •

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