A teenage boy has been taken into custody following a collision that occurred earlier this morning.
Police reported that a white Mazda 3, believed to be stolen, was spotted driving erratically on the freeway in Berwick around 10:15 a.m.
The Mazda crashed into a Mercedes SUV, causing the latter to overturn near the South Gippsland Highway at approximately 10:25 a.m.
Witnesses observed up to eight teenage boys fleeing the Mazda. A member of the public managed to apprehend the 15-year-old driver and restrained him until authorities arrived.
The other seven teenagers escaped into nearby bushland. Despite the efforts of the Air Wing, they have not yet been located.
The female driver of the Mercedes, who was alone in her vehicle, suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to Dandenong Hospital for treatment.
Ambulance Victoria said she was stable.
The Mazda was stolen from a car park in Noble Park on December 30.
In an unrelated crash on the same highway, officers saw a Nissan Navara stopped in the emergency lane.
As officers tried to intercept, it took off.
It then hit six vehicles on the freeway at the Belgrave Hallam Road off-ramp.
The driver and his passenger fled on foot.
The Nissan was stolen from a car park at the Cranbourne Railway Station on January 20.
Police are appealing for witnesses and dashcam.
