Fresh twist after wild crash allegedly sparked by botched Facebook Marketplace deal

By NICK WILSON FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA

Published: 14:19 BST, 14 May 2025 | Updated: 17:52 BST, 14 May 2025

A young woman has lost her licence following an alleged road rage crash believed to have arisen from a botched Facebook Marketplace deal. 

Emergency services were called to Main North Road in Nailsworth in Adelaide’s north about 10pm on Monday, where a silver hatchback clipped a light pole and crashed into a fire hydrant. 

Dramatic dashcam captured the moments leading up to the crash on a busy road, in which the silver hatchback was seen driving alongside a blue sedan. 

The silver vehicle suddenly swerved and rear-ended the blue vehicle twice before crashing into a fire hydrant. 

The impact severely damaged the hatchback and sent water gushing from a burst water main.

The dashcam was handed to South Australia Police to make further inquiries. 

Police confirmed on Wednesday that the alleged driver of the silver hatchback – a Para Hills woman, 21, was reported for dangerous driving and automatically lost her licence for 12 months.

She will appear in court at a later date. 

A woman has lost her licence over the alleged road rage crash captured on dhscam. She’s pictured speaking to police at the scene

A silver hatchback was captured on dashcam swerving into the side of a blue sedan on Main North Road in Nailsworth on Monday night

Police have appealed for information relating to the driver of the blue sedan, which allegedly fled the scene without stopping. 

The driver of the silver hatchback claimed to Seven News that she and a friend had arranged to meet a group of strangers at a nearby McDonalds. 

It’s understood the group agreed to buy a pair of shoes from her male friend, who entered their blue sedan to attend a nearby ATM before things took a turn for the worse.

The woman claimed she believed her friend was being threatened and followed the sedan along Main North Rd.

Witness Belal Elmawey told the outlet he had been driving the car behind and rushed rushed to assist the woman and her passengers following the collision. 

He described the incident as ‘absolute carnage’, and said the hatchback driver had claimed that the purported buyers had threatened to stab her friend unless he complied with their demands.

It’s understood the friend managed to escape from the sedan after the crash.

The vehicles careened towards the footpath following the collision, causing the silver hatchback to slam into a fire hydrant and light pole

The silver hatchback was badly damaged in the collision

No serious injuries were reported.

Investigations continue. 

Anyone with information about the incident or dashcam is asked to contact Crime Stoppers.

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Fresh twist after wild crash allegedly sparked by botched Facebook Marketplace deal

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