Frankston police rescued a man and a woman from a burning car after they crashed into an embankment on Nepean Highway yesterday morning.
The driver, Darren Browne, 25, and his girlfriend Sally Weinstein, 24, were travelling near McDonalds on Wells Street when a bottle was thrown at their car by a group of men.
Browne turned the car around to confront the group when a rock was thrown through the windscreen rendering him unconscious and causing the crash, according to police.
Detective Senior Constable Craig Small and Detective Senior Constable Glenn Paxton witnessed the red Nissan Pulsar burst into flames while on patrol in their vehicle.
The detectives immediately attended the scene and dragged the driver and the front seat passenger through the broken front window.
“Once we had them out, I grabbed a fire extinguisher from our patrol car and put the flames out,” Detective Senior Constable Glenn Paxton said.
Browne was unconscious at the scene and has been taken to Alfred Hospital. The passenger was fully conscious and has provided police with a series of events that led to the crash.
Police wish to speak to four Caucasian men who were at the scene and are appealing to anyone with information to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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Thanks for the feedback. I did a little bit of journalism in my undergraduate degree so maybe I remember more than I thought!
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