Horrific footage shows the moment a disabled man in a wheelchair is mowed down in a hit-and-run collision - as police frantically search for the driver

  • A search is underway for a driver who hit a wheelchair-bound man
  • Police say the Ford hatchback hit the man in Melbourne's CBD on Tuesday
  • The car was later abandoned on nearby Latrobe Street and the driver fled

By Brittany Chain For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 10:30 EDT, 30 October 2018 | Updated: 10:37 EDT, 30 October 2018

A wheelchair-bound man has been rushed to hospital after a hit-and-run.

Police say the Ford hatchback hit the wheelchair on Bourke Street, in Melbourne's CBD, just before 1.30pm and left the scene.

The car was later abandoned on nearby Latrobe Street.

An ambulance spokesman said the man, aged in his 30s, was taken to Royal Melbourne Hospital in a stable condition and had suffered cuts and grazes.  

A search is underway for a hit-and-run driver who ran down a disabled pedestrian who was crossing the road 

A search is underway for a hit-and-run driver who ran down a disabled pedestrian who was crossing the road 

Police are appealing for any witnesses to come forward as they attempt to identify the driver of the car. 

Witnesses told publication? the driver put the lives of other pedestrians at risk while attempting to flee the scene.

'We saw someone was flying through the air along with a bunch of wheels,' Eight-month pregnant bystander Lucy King said.

'We assumed he was a cyclist, and only to found out he was in a wheelchair, which was quite awful when we got close up.'

The man, who is bound to a wheelchair, was taken down in Docklands, Melbourne at 1:20pm

The man, who is bound to a wheelchair, was taken down in Docklands, Melbourne at 1:20pm

Police believe the driver is a Caucasian man with short brown hair that is lighter at the tips.

He may be unshaven, and wearing a grey t-shirt with dark denim jeans and white runners during the incident.

Police are appealing to anybody who may have further information to contact Crime Stoppers.

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Horrific footage shows the moment a disabled man in a wheelchair is mowed down in a 'hit-and-run'

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