In short:
A police divisional van with its lights activated collided with a car at Tarneit Road and Sayers Road, Tarneit, about 8.15am on Saturday 3 October 2026, which then hit a vehicle stopped at a red light. Two women were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, and the driver, a woman in her 30s, is expected to receive an infringement notice for unlicensed driving.
Police van collides with car on Tarneit Road
A police divisional van has been involved in a collision with two other vehicles in Tarneit on Saturday 3 October 2026.
The divisional van, with its lights activated, was travelling north on Tarneit Road when it collided with another vehicle on Sayers Road about 8.15am.
The van was travelling to a priority job at the time of the collision.
Second car hit at red light
The civilian vehicle, with two women on board, then collided with another vehicle that was stationary at a red traffic light on Tarneit Road.
Two women taken to hospital
The two women from the first vehicle were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The three people in the second vehicle and the police members were not injured.
The driver of the first vehicle, a woman in her 30s, is expected to receive an infringement notice for unlicensed driving.
Latest police incident in Tarneit
The collision follows a number of police incidents in Tarneit this year, including a BMW driver arrested after allegedly speeding through Tarneit in June, and a suspicious fire that destroyed four vehicles on Crissa Street in September.
Anyone with information or dashcam/CCTV footage is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report online at https://www.crimestoppersvic.com.au.
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