Sneaky pair stuck in the mud
TWO Victorian men have been caught trying to enter South Australia via a back road in order to dodge the state’s COVID-19 border checkpoint.
But things went pearshaped when the duo bogged their van on a dirt track.
The pair allegedly tried to cross the SA border near Bordertown at 4am on Thursday but were intercepted by authorities on the Dukes Highway.
The 23-year-old Tarneit man and 18-year-old Delahey man failed to complete a compulsory online application and were refused entry as their travel was deemed non-essential.
They were told if they wished to enter SA they would be required to isolate for 14 days.
Police said the duo decided to return to Victoria. But 12 hours later police spotted the same van bogged on a dirt road near Senior. Each man copped a $1060 on-the-spot fine.