Man charged following attempted carjacking in Campbellfield

Key points

• A 29-year-old Altona North man has been charged after an alleged attempted carjacking in Campbellfield on 22 October. Police allege the man, armed with an axe, tried to steal a car after a collision involving up to eight vehicles at the Sydney and Bolinda roads intersection around 7am.
• Before police arrived, he was struck by a vehicle, then restrained by good Samaritans near Sunshine Street. Police arrested him, and he was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
• He faces a long list of charges and has been remanded in custody to appear at Melbourne Magistrates' Court on 15 January.