A dramatic carjacking unfolded in western Sydney early this morning, leaving an Uber driver traumatised and sparking a police manhunt across Sydney’s west.
At around 3.30am the driver was washing his car at a 24-hour car wash on Atchison Road, Macquarie Fields when he was ambushed by three people armed with a knife.
Two of them allegedly stole the man’s car and drove away, taking his mobile phone and wallet, while a third reportedly left the scene on a scooter.
The 48-year-old man from Minto walked to Macquarie Fields Police Station and reported the incident. He was distressed but not injured.
The stolen vehicle was driven to Ambarvale, a nearby suburb, where it collided with another car about 45 minutes later.
A woman in her 60s called the police after the head-on crash on Copperfield Drive, and said two people got out of the other car and left on a scooter.
The woman was treated for chest injuries by NSW Ambulance paramedics after her car’s airbag was triggered by the impact.
She is expected to visit a hospital later today for further treatment.
A dramatic carjacking unfolded in western Sydney early this morning, leaving an Uber driver traumatised and sparking a police manhunt across Sydney’s west
A 48-year-old man from Minto walked to Macquarie Fields Police Station and reported the incident
Crime scenes have now been established in both Macquarie Fields and Ambarvale.
The police were told that all three suspects were wearing black clothing with their faces covered.
Investigators are appealing for anyone with relevant dashcam vision from the vicinity of Atchison Road to Copperfield Drive, between 3.30am-4.30am, to contact police.
The Uber driver, though physically unharmed, remains shaken by the ordeal.
