Police appeal to locate driver following car theft and crash – Wagga Wagga

Police are appealing to locate the driver of a car after a theft and crash in Wagga Wagga yesterday.

About 11pm (Friday 30 January 2015), a blue Holden Commodore station wagon vehicle was stolen from Wodonga, Victoria, and later reported seen in Ashmont, Wagga Wagga.

Police were notified and following inquiries and calls from witnesses, they located the vehicle in front of a home on Adams Street, Ashmont, where it had hit a tree.

Two women, aged 18 and 27, were found injured nearby. They were treated at the scene by Ambulance Paramedics and taken to Wagga Wagga Base Hospital with minor injuries.

Two men, aged 16 and 23, were also taken to hospital suffering minor injuries. They have since been discharged.

All four are believed to have been passengers in the vehicle.

Officers attached to Wagga Wagga Local Area Command are investigating the circumstances leading up to the incident and are appealing for the driver of the vehicle, as well as any witnesses to come forward.

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