Driverless car started itself before crashing into diners outside restaurant

A woman suffered minor injuries and diners had to jump to safety as a runaway car, without a driver, crashed into tables outside a restaurant in Adelaide, Australia, on Wednesday night. 



The woman was taken for treatment by paramedics shortly after the two-door Toyota crashed into tables on the footpath at about 8pm. It is believed to have been started accidentally by its owner's remote control device.

South Australian MP Don Pegler who was having dinner at the adjacent table, said he had heard the car alarm deactivate before the car rolled into a table of diners. “I heard the remote control make a sound “woop woop” then the engine engaged and it rolled forward,” he said.



“There was a table full of people and lucky there was enough space and the young lady was pushed forward rather than the car go over her. It could have been a lot worse.” Police suspect the car had been left in gear, allowing it to move when the engine was started remotely.