Heart-pounding dashcam footage shows moment car is clipped on the freeway and flips multiple times
Dashcam footage has captured a dramatic multi-vehicle crash on Brisbane's Pacific Motorway, in which an SUV was sent rolling across three lanes of traffic after being struck by a sedan. The clip, shared by Dashcam Owners Australia, shows how quickly the collision unfolded and highlights the potential for serious harm on busy motorways, though in this case both drivers escaped without major injury.
The crash happened shortly after 1pm on Friday at Eight Mile Plains, south Brisbane, when a white Nissan sedan swerved into the left lane and hit a grey Nissan SUV, which was thrown over the sedan's bonnet before rolling to a stop in the far right lane. Fire crews attended and left the scene about 20 minutes later; the sedan's driver, a 41-year-old man from Morningside, and the SUV's driver, a 73-year-old woman from Surfers Paradise, were both taken to hospital for observation with non-life-threatening injuries. Queensland Police are investigating the circumstances of the crash and have appealed for witnesses or dashcam footage.
- Dashcam shows sedan hitting SUV on Brisbane's Pacific Motorway, causing it to roll
- Both drivers suffered only minor, non-life-threatening injuries
- Queensland Police investigating; witnesses and footage sought
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Dashcam footage is a growing source of road safety stories in Australia, with clips like this one shared by pages such as Dashcam Owners Australia to show drivers how quickly ordinary motorway journeys can turn dangerous. This particular incident took place on the Pacific Motorway, a major route through Brisbane, and involved two cars in one of the city's southern suburbs.
The footage shows an SUV being struck by a sedan and rolling across several lanes of traffic, a scenario that is being highlighted for how suddenly it happened and how much worse it could have been. Both drivers involved were taken to hospital as a precaution but were not seriously hurt.
Queensland Police routinely investigate crashes of this kind to establish exactly what happened, and cases like this often prompt appeals for witnesses or additional dashcam footage from other road users who may have seen the collision.