Shocking footage shows moment car ploughs into girls on footpath in Bellbird Park, south-east Queensland
The girls were walking along Harry Street in Bellbird Park last week when a Ford Falcon slid out of control and collided with the children.
In CCTV footage of the collision, one of the girls was thrown into the air as the car crashes into them, with a loud bang heard as the vehicle then careens through a metal fence and into a tree.
Screams can be heard as passers-by rush over to the trio.
Two of the girls were taken to hospital following the collision, along with the car's teen driver, who was a P-plater.
Police's initial investigations indicate a Ford Falcon allegedly struck three pedestrians before it crashed about 3.30pm on August 12.
Queensland Police are currently investigating the circumstances surrounding the crash, a spokesman told SkyNews.com.au.
The mother of two of the girls, Jade Newton, was just a few metres away from the crash scene and told 7News she had looked over to see her daughters "in the air".
"I'd seen the car, seen them losing control and then I remember that the girls were on the footpath," Ms Newton said.
Kiarrah Buttery, one of the girls who was injured, said she could see the car coming before it struck and that her "first instinct" was to try and get her friend "out of the way".
The Queensland Ambulance Service said four people were assessed by paramedics at the scene, and two girls, both in a stable condition were taken to Queensland Children's Hospital with minor injuries.
The person behind the wheel, who was a male teenager, was taken to Ipswich Hospital in a stable condition, the statement said.
A third girl was uninjured and did not require hospitalisation.
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