- A 30-year-old tow truck driver had his arm ripped off on Tuesday in an accident
- He was hooking a car to his tow truck in emergency lane of a Melbourne freeway
- Police said a Holden Commodore veered and hit the driver, ripping off his arm
- Witnesses put the arm in an esky to save it – it’s been successfully reattached
A 30-year-old tow truck driver had his arm ripped off on Tuesday after a Holden slammed into him as he was stopped in the emergency lane of a Melbourne freeway.
The man was hooking up a car to his tow truck along Peninsula Link when the Holden Commodore veered into the lane and hit the man, ripping his arm off, according to 9News.
The Holden then flipped in the air, landing 200 metres away.
A 30-year-old tow truck driver had his arm ripped off on Tuesday after a Holden slammed into him as he was stopped in the emergency lane of a Melbourne freeway
The man was hooking up a car to his tow truck along Peninsula Link when the Holden Commodore veered into the lane and hit the man, ripping his arm off
Witnesses quickly stopped and placed a makeshift tourniquet on the tow truck driver’s severed arm.
The rest of his arm was placed in an esky and was successfully reattached after he was rushed to the hospital.
He is recovering from the surgery.
The 38-year-old Holden driver is helping police with their investigation but no charges have yet been laid.
The Holden then flipped in the air, landing 200 metres away. Witnesses quickly stopped and placed a makeshift tourniquet on the tow truck driver’s severed arm