A man who allegedly kidnapped a woman has been charged after fleeing into oncoming traffic on a Queensland highway and allegedly assaulting a 64-year-old man in an attempt to steal his car.
Frightful scenes unfolded on a Queensland highway on Monday night with police arresting a man accused of kidnapping a woman before fleeing into oncoming traffic and allegedly bashing a 64-year-old man in the head while trying to steal his car.
After tracking the Mazda in an unmarked car, police deployed a tyre deflation device on Nambour Connection Road, near the Big Pineapple, in an attempt to stop the man from fleeing with the female victim, who was known to him. Picture: Queensland Police The man then bolted into oncoming traffic before attempting to steal a Rav4 - allegedly punching the driver, a 64-year-old man, in the head multiple times before he pulled him out of the car.
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