Pictured: Horrific injuries to a young woman carjacking victim, 21, who had her teeth broken and face scraped on the road when she was dragged along by a man trying to steal her car
- A woman suffered serious injuries after she was carjacked in Melbourne's west
- A man forced himself into her Audi car and fled, dragging her along the road
- Yen Nguyen was taken to hospital for treatment of severe facial and body injuries
- She said 'I'm very thankful for my life that I still have' in a Facebook post
- Police have charged one man over the carjacking and are looking for one more
The extent of a 21-year-old woman's injuries following her horrific carjacking in west Melbourne have been revealed.
Real estate agent Yen Nguyen suffered two broken and fractured front teeth, grazes to her head, hands, face and hip, and significant bruising following an attack which saw a man carjack her Audi and drag her along the road behind it.
In a Facebook post she detailed her ordeal, and wrote: 'I'm very thankful for my life that I still have.'
Yen Nguyen, 21, was dragged 'at high speed' down the road after a man carjacked her Audi on Friday night
She suffered two broken and fractured front teeth (pictured), grazes to her head, hands, face and hip, and significant bruising
The 21-year-old had stepped out of her car on Wickford Road in Tarneit, West Melbourne at about 10.30pm on Friday when a man jumped into the drivers seat.
As the man sped off in her car, Ms Nguyen was still attached to the vehicle and says she was dragged about '5-10 metres along the road at high speed'.
Police and paramedics attended the scene, and took the young woman to hospital, where she spent the next day.
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'I was blessed that nothing was broken and the situation could've been a lot worse - I'm slowly recovering,' she wrote in a Facebook post.
'But these situations make you realise the last thing you have at the end of the day is family and health.
No money, no materialistic thing will make a difference when you're in the sort of pain. I'm so grateful for my family and everyone who was there that long night in hospital waiting.'
Police investigating the carjacking have retrieved the woman's Audi vehicle (pictured) and are calling for witnesses to come forward
Before: In an emotional Facebook post, Ms Nguyen said she was 'very thankful for my life that I still have'
Ms Nguyen had just stepped out of her car on Wickford Road, Tarneit (pictured) on Friday night when a man jumped in the drivers seat and took off
'It's quite scary to think people are going to do this just to get a car,' Victoria Police Detective Senior Constable Steven Robinson told the Herald Sun following the incident.
'The victim is very lucky to still have her life.'
A spokesperson for Victoria Police told Daily Mail Australia a 38-year-old man has been charged with the theft of a motor vehicle, but officers are still looking for another man.
Ms Nguyen described him in her Facebook post as 'Aussie, skinny, tall, with ashy hair', and said he looked to be in his late 20s to mid-30s.
Police investigating the carjacking have retrieved the woman's Audi vehicle and are calling for witnesses to come forward.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Crimestoppers on 1800 333 000.
Police investigating the incident are urging anyone with information to contact Crimestoppers (stock image)
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