Melbourne: Dramatic moment angry driver jumps on the bonnet of a moving van moments after crash

By CAITLIN POWELL - NEWS REPORTER Published: 01:59, 30 May 2026 | Updated: 02:04, 30 May 2026 A peak-hour crash on the West Gate Freeway in Melbourne turned ugly after a driver jumped onto the bonnet of a moving van. Victoria Police were told that a Ford van and a Nissan Navara collided on the Bolte Bridge in South Wharf just before 5pm on Friday. Wild footage of the road rage incident shows the Nissan driver yelling at the man in the Ford van before jumping onto the vehicle's bonnet. He was seen shouting while holding onto the front of the van, feet raised, while it continued to drive down the freeway.  He also yanked out the van's windscreen wiper. Police were told that the man eventually fell off the van and was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.  'It is believed both male occupants exited their vehicles and were involved in a physical altercation,' a police spokeswoman said in a statement. 'The driver of the Ford got back into his vehicle and whilst driving away the driver of the Nissan began holding onto the van.'  A peak-hour crash on the West Gate Freeway in Melbourne turned ugly after a driver jumped onto the bonnet of a moving van Police were told a Ford van and a Nissan Navara collided on Bolte Bridge on Friday (stock) Two right lanes on the West Gate Freeway near the Burnley Tunnel entrance were closed on Friday evening after the man’s vehicle was left at the scene. The investigation into the incident remains ongoing. Anyone who witnessed the incident, with CCTV or dashcam vision, or further information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers. No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.