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The actor was lucky to walk away unhurt from the accident, which had spectators drawing parallels with the fatal crash that claimed the life of motor racing legend Peter Brock last year.
Bana's immaculately-restored 1974 Ford XB coupe, similar to the one Mel Gibson drove as the Interceptor in Mad Max, over-shot a corner on a high-speed stage about 2pm.
Bana and his navigator Tony Ramunno climbed from the dented Ford and put up safety signs to indicate to other competitors that they were okay.
As soon as Bana's support crew arrived, they jumped in the back-up vehicle and left the scene.
“They're fine,” event director Mark Perry said.
“They overcooked it coming into a pretty sharp turn and left the road and smacked into a bank.”
Bana went into a hard-right-hand corner on a downhill slope going too fast, over-shooting the bend. He was placed 53rd in a starting field of 276 at the time.
The 600-horsepower Ford bounced off a large rock before slamming into a tree on the driver's side.
“The damage to the front of the car was enough to put them out for the rest of the day,” Mr Perry said. “They bent a steering arm. They're hoping to fix it overnight and be back in the event tomorrow.”
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