An unmarked police car has been T-boned by another vehicle as it raced though an intersection in response to reports of a man with a knife.
Dashcam footage from another car shows the black police vehicle tearing though a red light in the west Melbourne suburb of Tarneit at about 11.30pm on Friday.
Officers had lights and sirens blaring but the driver of a white Toyota Yaris fails to notice them and slams into the officers causing the car to spin violently before coming to a stop.
An unmarked police car has been T-boned at high speed by a white Toyota in Melbourne’s west
The tremendous impact of the crash scatters debris across the intersection with glass windows exploding on impact.
However, a pedestrian is seen crossing the road in the background and does not even appear to break stride despite the traumatic smash happening within a few meters of him.
Ambulance crews attended the scene but miraculously there were no serious injuries reported.
A 45-year-old man and an eight-year-old were in the Toyota and were treated at the scene for minor injuries.
Despite the obvious impact of the crash there were no major injuries reported from the occupants of either vehicle