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| 5 injured incl baby after car hits pedestrians in busy Sydney street ‘not deliberately’ | 5 injured incl baby after car hits pedestrians in busy Sydney street ‘not deliberately’ |
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| At least five people have been injured, including a baby, after a car rammed into pedestrians in a busy street in Sydney, police told local media, adding that a woman is in serious condition. Police believe the driver of the car may have suffered a medical episode. | At least five people have been injured, including a baby, after a car rammed into pedestrians in a busy street in Sydney, police told local media, adding that a woman is in serious condition. Police believe the driver of the car may have suffered a medical episode. |
| The incident reportedly took place near a restaurant on Victoria Street, Chatswood, a major business and residential district on the Lower North Shore of Sydney. | The incident reportedly took place near a restaurant on Victoria Street, Chatswood, a major business and residential district on the Lower North Shore of Sydney. |
| One woman in serious condition has been airlifted to nearby Royal North Shore Hospital, police said. Four other people, including a baby, were also taken to hospital. | One woman in serious condition has been airlifted to nearby Royal North Shore Hospital, police said. Four other people, including a baby, were also taken to hospital. |
| “Their ages and conditions aren’t known,” New South Wales (NSW) police said in a statement on Facebook. | |
| “The car was coming through and lost control and then he hit about four people,” a witness told local 7 News. “I was so worried.” | |
| “It [the car] went up the walkway then went past the shop, next to our shop and I think it crashed with a pram and a pair of grandparents,” another witness told the ABC. | |
| The male driver remains at the scene of the incident, police said, adding that it looks like he didn’t deliberately ram into the crowd. | The male driver remains at the scene of the incident, police said, adding that it looks like he didn’t deliberately ram into the crowd. |
| According to police, the driver “is believed to have suffered a medical episode.” | |
| “The male driver of the vehicle remains at the scene where he is assisting police. The incident was not a deliberate act and it’s believed the man may have suffered a medical episode,” the statement added. | |
| Police have set up an exclusion zone around the scene of the incident. | Police have set up an exclusion zone around the scene of the incident. |