A woman was mugged in the street as ‘shocked’ drivers looked on, according to one witness.

Pallavi Depala said she was in traffic in Oakleigh Road North, Oakleigh, at 10.45am today (September 28) when she saw a young white boy fight the unknown woman before grabbing her purse and running away.

Ms Depala said she made efforts to stop the mugger by parking her car in a side road but neither she nor the victim were able to catch him.

She said: “I was shocked to see this in broad daylight – people need to be vigilant on the streets.”

Local police said they have not received reports of the incident and urged anyone who knows anything to call 999 with information as soon as possible.