A suspected hoon driver was bashed by onlookers after he allegedly lost control of a burnout at an illegal street meet and injured six people including two young children.
The young children were seriously hurt and another five onlookers injured after the burnout gone wrong at a gathering at Abermain, west of Newcastle in the NSW Hunter Valley, just after midnight on Sunday.
The 18-year-old P-Plater driver lost control while performing the burnout in front of a crowd and smashed into a parked vehicle which then struck seven onlookers, including two children, police confirmed.
Witnesses said the driver of the car was allegedly travelling at approximately 100 km/h when he attempted a burnout and handbrake turn, before he lost control of the vehicle.
The children were treated by paramedics at the scene and rushed to hospital with serious injuries.
Other witnesses claim the family with the two young children were homeless or parked at the secluded industrial zone to sleep for the night.
Witnesses say at least two of the injured were airlifted to hospital from the notorious hoon sector locals refer to as ‘Hez’.
It has been reported the driver, an 18-year-old man, suffered serious injuries after he was bashed by bystanders.
Seven people have been rushed to hospital after a teenage driver doing burnouts allegedly crashed into a parked car near Cessnock in NSW
A crime scene has been established and the Crash Investigations Unit is investigating the circumstances that led to the crash
The suspected hoon was taken to hospital for further assessment, where he remains under police guard.
‘It is very, very concerning that we’ve got eight and 10-year-olds out at a street racing event at that time of night, and certainly that will be part of our investigation,’ NSW Police Assistant Commissioner David Waddell told reporters on Sunday.
‘We will no doubt be canvassing exactly why those children were there and look at submitting child-at-risks in relation to those children.’
A crime scene has been established and the Crash Investigations Unit is investigating the circumstances that led to the crash.
Locals took to social media after helicopters were spotted scouring the Abermain area.
