Driver hit by nail allegedly fired from HiLux in Wollongong road rage incident

A 25-year-old driver was hit in the face by a nail allegedly fired from a ute during a road-rage incident near Wollongong. The incident matters because two men have been charged over the alleged use of a nail gun and the collision that followed.

Police said a Toyota HiLux fired towards a Toyota LandCruiser on the M1 Princes Motorway near Appin Road at about 6.40pm on Thursday. One nail struck the LandCruiser driver, while at least five hit the vehicle; the vehicles then collided and the HiLux rolled onto the median strip. The driver was treated for a cut to his head, and a 37-year-old HiLux passenger was taken to hospital with a shoulder injury. The two arrested men, aged 21 and 23, face charges including use of an offensive weapon with intent to commit an indictable offence and assault occasioning actual bodily harm in company; one was refused bail and the other granted conditional bail.