Friday 20 May 2022 08:04 AM Queensland police dogs track man through swamp at night after he allegedly fled ... trends now

Australian police have released video of a frantic night-time dog squad pursuit of a man who allegedly fled the scene of a severe accident and hid in a muddy swamp.

The handheld footage showed police dogs chasing a man through dense bush and marshes after a four-car collision on the M1 near Dreamworld on the Gold Coast on Thursday night.

According to police, two people from a white Freelander Landrover station wagon fled the scene of the Pacific Motorway crash on foot after several people were trapped in the accident, and an infant had to be assessed.

The female occupant of the wagon surrendered, but her companion allegedly bolted into swamp land off Heathwood Drive and Reserve Road, Coomera swam across Yaun Creek.