Car crashes into parked car before hitting two teens on Phillip Island’s esplanade

Dominique Tassell
7NEWS
Two teenagers have been struck by a vehicle after it first crashed into a parked vehicle on Phillip Island in Victoria.
Two teenagers have been struck by a vehicle after it first crashed into a parked vehicle on Phillip Island in Victoria. Credit: 7NEWS

Two teenagers have been struck by a vehicle after it first crashed into a parked vehicle on Phillip Island in Victoria.

The teenaged girls were pedestrians on Thomson Ave in Cowes about 11am on Monday when they were struck by the vehicle.

A sedan is alleged to have crashed into a stationary station wagon on the street before the sedan then hit the two teenagers.

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The girls suffered minor injuries and have been taken to hospital.

The 83-year-old man behind the wheel of the sedan was uninjured in the crash.

Two teenagers have been struck by a vehicle after it first crashed into a parked vehicle on Phillip Island in Victoria.
Two teenagers have been struck by a vehicle after it first crashed into a parked vehicle on Phillip Island in Victoria. Credit: 7NEWS

He stopped at the scene of the crash.

A 73-year-old woman travelling as a passenger in the vehicle suffered minor injuries and has been taken to hospital.

An air ambulance was sent to the crash site.

Victoria Police are investigating the crash and urge anyone with relevant information to come forward.

Originally published on 7NEWS

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