Car thief on the run after Melbourne footpath rampage

The driver of a stolen car who raced down a Melbourne footpath allegedly attempting to run down a pedestrian has yet to be apprehended by police.

In footage shared by Jacqui Felgate on Instagram, we can see the incident – which occurred on Wednesday evening –from two angles.

A Volkswagen Polo with front-end damage is seen driving onto the footpath of Esplanade East in Port Melbourne and racing all the way down as people scurry away.

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The Polo can be seen racing down the same footpath again, before later mounting a kerb, and speeding off down Rouse Street.

The Age reports a man was struck by the Polo, but according to police he left the scene with a woman before officers could talk with him.

Police confirmed to The Age that the vehicle was stolen, and its driver is on the run. Officers have also yet to speak with the two pedestrians involved in the incident.

“Police believe at this early stage the incident was targeted, and the people involved may have been known to one another,” a spokesperson told the outlet.

The Polo was reportedly found abandoned on Tom Hills Drive shortly after, mere blocks away from the incident.