Another lucky escape....

[4Vman]

When is the message going to sink in.....
Apparently the Learner was "the most sobber of the group" which is why he was driving...


Five youths who may have been skylarking were lucky to be alive after a car being driven by an L-plate driver slammed into a pole in Melbourne's east, police say.

Witnesses have told police the youths were skylarking in the car prior to the collision at the intersection of Taylors and Hull Roads in Mooroolbark at about 12.50am (AEDT) Saturday.

The impact snapped the pole.

The occupants included a female and four males, aged between 17 and 23.
The male L-plater was driving a 1997 Toyota Camry without a qualified driver, which is illegal, police said.

The female suffered a broken arm, one male injured his shoulder, one suffered head lacerations and one male was suffering shock.

The female was taken to the Royal Children's Hospital, while the four males - including the driver - were taken to Maroondah Hospital in nearby Ringwood for observation.

The driver will be interviewed by police in relation to driving offences.

Leading Senior Constable Ross Binion, of Mooroolbark Police, said the youths were extremely lucky no one was killed.

"It's disappointing to see the road safety message just doesn't seem to be getting through to some young drivers," he said.

In 2007, young people aged between 16 and 25 accounted for almost a third of the deaths on Victoria's roads.
The five had been at a friend's house in Croydon before the collision.