The pair were sitting outside the Bakers Choice cafe on Watsonia Road, Watsonia, at around 2pm yesterday, when a white sedan drove straight into them.
One of the women was hit by the car head-on and was caught underneath it, while the older woman was knocked off her chair and hit the pavement.
Cafe owner Tony Rabie saw the crash from a nearby barbershop, where he had gone to find some tools.
“It was terrifying… the way events panned out,” he told Today. “We just heard loud screaming and a loud smashing noise.”
He and other bystanders rushed to help the two women, before hearing the first words from the lady stuck under the car.
“She straight away said, ‘I’m okay; I’ve hit my head, I’m in a lot of pain,'” Rabie said.
“Her first thought was, she’s a carer, so how was the other lady. That was the sweet thing.”
Rabie said they also rushed to help the older lady, helping her find a seat from one of the chairs that was strewn across the footpath after the crash.
“Initially she was responsive, but then the shock took over, and she wasn’t very responsive after that for a little bit,” Rabie said.
“She looked like she was in a little bit of pain, her forearm was smashed up, [she had] scratches.”
An Ambulance Victoria spokesperson confirmed both women were taken to hospital.
“A woman in her 50s with upper body injuries was transported by road ambulance to Royal Melbourne Hospital in a serious but stable condition,” they said.
“A woman in her 80s with minor injuries was transported by road ambulance to the Austin Hospital in a stable condition.”
Victoria Police confirmed in a statement to nine.com.au that the crash was accidental.
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