Overview
- Queensland Police allege a 59-year-old man attached a 1.5-tonne caravan to his Nissan X‑Trail with a single ratchet strap at a Tallai property about 5:30pm.
- The caravan, containing children aged two, five and seven, picked up speed downhill, overtook the towing vehicle and crashed into a ditch roughly 80 metres from the driveway.
- The children’s mother climbed onto the wrecked caravan and pulled them out through a skylight, and all three were assessed as uninjured.
- A rottweiler that had been beneath the caravan suffered leg and head injuries as the van was moved, according to police.
- After a precautionary hospital check, the man was taken to Broadbeach Police Station and charged with unlawful use and dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, with a Southport Magistrates Court appearance pending.