Man charged after allegedly carjacking Range Rover with two children inside in Brisbane's inner-north

A man has been charged after allegedly carjacking a Range Rover with two children inside in Brisbane's inner-north on Saturday morning.

Just after 9am yesterday, a 43-year-old woman parked her car – a black Range Rover Sport – on Doggett Street in Newstead, when a man allegedly broke in.

The 44-year-old then put the car in the drive and accelerated before immediately crashing into a gutter and a pole.

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One of the children tried to distract the man by screaming while he tried to reverse the car and drive out of the carpark space.

The children's mother yelled out in distress, attempting to stop the vehicle before several members of the public came to her aid and tried to lure the man from the car.

The man attempted to flee the scene on foot and ran down Commercial Street.

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He was later spotted by police on Skyring Terrace, arrested and taken into custody.

The Deception Bay man was charged with a number of offences including dangerous operation of a vehicle while adversely affected by an intoxicating substance, assault on police, driving without a driver licence and drink driving offences.

He has been refused bail and will appear before a court on Monday.

The children and the woman were unharmed throughout the incident.