Biker gunman blasts car on highway

TWO young men have escaped serious injury after their car was shot at while they were driving on the Gold Coast.

The 18-year-old from Arundel and the 21-year-old from Molendinar were driving along the

Gold Coast Highway at Helensvale

just before midnight on Friday when the incident occurred.

They were near Country Club Drive when a motorcycle rode past them and the driver shot at them at least five times.

Three of those shots struck the vehicle and the two men pulled over immediately.

The driver of the motorcycle drove away.

Neither man was physically injured.

Police investigations into the incident are continuing and they are asking anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

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Truck crash shuts Western Highway

VICTORIA's Western Highway has been closed after a truck jack-knifed, blocking all lanes.

The driver of the semi-trailer escaped unharmed after the emergency near Ercildoune Rd in Trawalla.

The truck was driving eastbound when the incident occurred at 6.35am.

Police expect the road to remain blocked for up to three hours, while heavy haulage removalists are called in.

Westbound traffic has been diverted through Ararat and eastbound to the Sunraysia Highway.

Meanwhile, a nine-year-old boy is fighting for his life after he was hit by a car while riding his bike in Geelong.

The boy was riding along the highway in Norlane when he was knocked off his bike at 7.35pm last night.

He was flown to the Royal Children's Hospital with head injuries in a critical condition.

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