A banana costume-wearing driver is wanted by police after he allegedly did burnouts and injured a man in the process in Canberra.

Emergency services were called to Copper Crescent in Beard about 9.10pm yesterday over reports a man had been hit by a tyre that came loose from a car doing burnouts.

Paramedics treated the 21-year-old man and took him to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

A banana costume-wearing driver is wanted by police after he allegedly did burnouts and injured a man in the process in Canberra.
Police are searching for the alleged driver of a gold Ford Falcon sedan covered in graffiti. (ACT Police )

Police are searching for the alleged driver of a gold Ford Falcon sedan covered in graffiti.

They believe he had been wearing a “banana costume and a balaclava at the time”.

Anyone who witnessed the incident, has footage or information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

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