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| 1 dead, several injured after car rams into pedestrians in Melbourne, Australia | 1 dead, several injured after car rams into pedestrians in Melbourne, Australia |
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| At least one person has been killed and several more injured after a vehicle was driven into a crowd of people in the center of Australia's second largest city Melbourne. | At least one person has been killed and several more injured after a vehicle was driven into a crowd of people in the center of Australia's second largest city Melbourne. |
| The incident happened at about 1:30pm local time near Bourke and Elizabeth streets in Melbourne's city centre emergency services said. An Ambulance Victoria spokeswoman confirmed that several people were struck by a car while Victoria Police said a number of people had been injured in the incident. | The incident happened at about 1:30pm local time near Bourke and Elizabeth streets in Melbourne's city centre emergency services said. An Ambulance Victoria spokeswoman confirmed that several people were struck by a car while Victoria Police said a number of people had been injured in the incident. |
| “At this stage it is believed a man driving a vehicle has struck a number of pedestrians in Bourke and Queens St just before 2pm,” police said via Twitter. | “At this stage it is believed a man driving a vehicle has struck a number of pedestrians in Bourke and Queens St just before 2pm,” police said via Twitter. |
| “The exact circumstances surrounding the events are still being determined and we will provide further information when it comes to hand,” a police spokeswoman said. | “The exact circumstances surrounding the events are still being determined and we will provide further information when it comes to hand,” a police spokeswoman said. |
| Police added that emergency services are assisting “multiple patients” with at least one person “confirmed deceased.” | Police added that emergency services are assisting “multiple patients” with at least one person “confirmed deceased.” |
| “Paramedics are treating up to 20 people injured when they were hit by a car in Bourke Street in the CBD,” Victoria Ambulance said, adding that “some have serious injuries.” | |
| The cause of the incident is yet unclear. Several media reports suggest police units were chasing a rogue car when the vehicle ploughed through a crowd. Police reportedly fired shots before they seized the driver of the rogue vehicle. | The cause of the incident is yet unclear. Several media reports suggest police units were chasing a rogue car when the vehicle ploughed through a crowd. Police reportedly fired shots before they seized the driver of the rogue vehicle. |
| Conflicting reports suggest the driver has either been detained or shot dead by police. | Conflicting reports suggest the driver has either been detained or shot dead by police. |
| The area has been cordoned off and is now swarming with emergency services personnel. | The area has been cordoned off and is now swarming with emergency services personnel. |
| Emergency services are treating the incident as a “mass casualty event,” while hospitals have been put on “Code Red”, according to the Australian. | |
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