Armed robbery with traffic crash – Brisbane and Maryborough

A man and woman have been arrested following an armed robbery in Brisbane on the weekend which culminated in a stolen vehicle crashing at Maryborough yesterday.
It is alleged on March 21, a 24-year-old man attended a carpark in Sunnybank around 6.10pm to meet with another man who he had organised to test drive his white Mercedes Benz via an online marketplace.
The two men entered the vehicle and travelled along Carnaby Street in Macgregor where the driver allegedly produced a firearm and ordered the car owner exit, leaving his keys and phone.
The 24-year-old victim complied and the man drove away in the car towards Sunnybank.
It is further alleged that on March 25 around 5.20pm police observed a male and female in the white Mercedes hatchback travelling dangerously into Maryborough.
Officers attempted to intercept the vehicle on Lennox Street however it failed to stop.
Just after 5.30pm police were called to a traffic crash

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