Community mourns crash victim who came to Australia with a 'big dream'
crashes
SA police
police
road toll
road accident CONTACT US
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Perth Now
a day ago
- Perth Now
Man found with gunshot wound after crash
A man has been found with a gunshot wound inside a car wreck in a Melbourne suburb, in what police suspect was a targeted incident. Emergency crews were called to the corner of Donald Cameron Drive and Bridgewater Rd in Roxburgh Park at about 7pm on Sunday, after reports a car had careened through a park fence and crashed into a tree. The driver of the white Toyota was injured in the crash and found with a gunshot wound to his lower body. The man was rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries. The man was found after the Toyota collided with a tree. 9News Credit: News Corp Australia The circumstances leading to the man's gunshot wound and crash are still to be established, with Armed Crime Squad detectives investigating. Police do believe it was a targeted incident. A crime scene has been established at the site of the crash and investigations remain ongoing. Anyone who witnessed the incident had been encouraged to contact Crime Stoppers.
9 News
2 days ago
- 9 News
'Sickening': Former AFL gun's plea to thieves over stolen footage
Your web browser is no longer supported. To improve your experience update it here Koby Stevens and Australian Hollywood star Eric Bana had been working on the upcoming footy documentary for five years when Stevens' car was broken into in St Kilda. The "brazen" thieves stole camera gear and a hard drive containing hours of interviews for the project. Thieves have stolen footage for an upcoming footy documentary from homegrown Hollywood star Eric Bana and former AFL player Koby Stevens. (Supplied) "It's kind of sickening. You know, we never usually travel with that sort of gear," Stevens told Today this morning. "And it just happens to be that it was in my car for a bit and I was packing, unloading." Luckily for Stevens and Bana, the documentary footage was backed up and all is not lost. But the ex-AFL great said he still didn't want the hours of unaired footage to be in the wrong hands. "It's more about that there's something out in the world that no one's seen," he continued. Luckily for Stevens and Bana, the documentary footage was backed up and all is not lost. (9News) "For me, as someone who's been creating and running that project with a big team who have had my back the whole way, it's about protecting that." Stevens said he hoped the offenders would realise the sentimentality of the hard drive's contents. He pleaded for the thieves to return it, even anonymously. Stevens said he was unloading the car when it was broken into. (Instgaram/@koby____) "If they have it, just drop it off. There's not much you can do with it," he added. "People know now what it is. So that's the message "Look, you can have my camera equipment for stealing my stuff, but just drop the hard drive off." He pleaded for the thieves to return it, even anonymously. (Today) The film, Thrive , is due to enter post-production at the end of the year. "The film's pretty game-changing and on that hard drive was some pretty game-changing stuff," Stevens said yesterday. "It's just the sensitive nature of it all, that's now floating around in Melbourne somewhere." national AFL police crime theft Australia Melbourne Victoria CONTACT US
9 News
2 days ago
- 9 News
Community mourns crash victim who came to Australia with a 'big dream'
Your web browser is no longer supported. To improve your experience update it here A young international student who died in a car crash early this morning has been remembered as a "generous" and "kind" young man. Friends say Syed Prottoy had moved to Adelaide to build a better future. Prottoy was in the back passenger seat, while his two friends were in the front, when their Mazda swerved off a road near Yankalilla on South Australia's Fleurieu Peninsula at about 3.30am today. Syed Prottoy was in the back passenger seat and his two friends were in the front when their Mazda swerved off a road near Yankalilla on South Australia's Fleurieu Peninsula at about 3.30pm today. (9News) The 20-year-old student died at the scene. Community leader Mahbub Siraz Tuhin said the student had come to Australia "with a big dream". "At the start of their dream, it's simply ended," he said. "This boy was very talented, very generous, very nice and kind hearted. Everyone loves this boy." The two other men in the car, both 21 years old and fellow international students, were rushed to hospital for surgery. "Very shocking situation for them as well, like mentally and psychologically," Tuhin said. "They in a traumatised situation now." Emergency services rushed to the scene and the road was closed for most of the day. (9News) Parawa Road was closed in both directions for much of the day as major crash police began to piece together how the tragedy unfolded. There are reports the Mazda's driver had swerved to avoid a kangaroo, which is a hazard the area is notorious for. The Royal Automobile Association senior manager of road safety Charles Mountain said drivers should not swerve to avoid the animal. "As unpalatable as it may seem," Mountain said. "The best course of action that you can take is to brake as firmly as you possibly can." 9News understands a one of the victims' smart phones first alerted emergency services to the incident, sensing something had gone wrong using crash detection technology and sending a call for help. South Australia's Bangladeshi community has come together to support the victim's family back home. "His family is eagerly waiting to see for the last time their kid, so that's a very emotional moment for them," Tuhin said. South Australia crashes SA police police road toll road accident CONTACT US
