Driver hit by her own car twice

An unfortunate series of events. Photo / NZ Herald

MELBOURNE - Paramedics have treated a woman in Melbourne's southeast after she was run over by her own car - twice.

Craig Brooks said the woman was incredibly lucky despite the unlucky chain of events.

"We were told that the 37-year-old thought she had put the handbrake on as she got out of her car, but it started to roll backwards down the driveway and knocked her over," Brooks said. "She said that the car ran over her lower abdomen and legs before crossing the street, hitting a fence on the other side of the road, bouncing back and running over her again."

He said ambulance officers were concerned that she may be bleeding internally.

"The woman said she couldn't move after being crushed the first time."

Intensive care paramedics took her to The Alfred Hospital in a serious but stable condition.

- AAP