Mum pulls children from crashed caravan’s skylight on Gold Coast

Three children were inside a caravan allegedly taken and then crashed into a ditch on the Gold Coast, with their mother pulling them through a skylight after the crash.

Police say a 59-year-old man arrived at the property in Glenrowan, on the western fringe of the Gold Coast, about 5.30pm on Tuesday, before attaching the caravan to his 4WD with a ratchet strap.

A 40-year-old woman and her three children — aged two, five and seven — were inside the caravan at the time, according to police.

The woman, who police said is known to the man, got out of the caravan before it was towed off, police said.

A rottweiler owned by the woman that was sitting underneath the caravan allegedly suffered leg and head injuries as the vehicle pulled away.

Police said the caravan was only towed about 80 metres before it gathered speed on a hill and passed the man’s vehicle, causing both to crash into a ditch.

The mother then pulled her three uninjured children through the skylight of the caravan, police said.

The man was taken to hospital as a precaution and taken to Broadbeach police station on Wednesday morning.

He was charged with one count each unlawful use of a motor vehicle and dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, and was expected to appear in the Southport Magistrates Court on Wednesday.

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