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| Multiple people injured as car ‘deliberately’ hits pedestrians in Melbourne | |
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| A white SUV rammed into pedestrians in Melbourne, Australia, leaving at least 14 people injured. Police arrested two people and believe the incident was “a deliberate act,” though the driver’s motivation remains unknown. | |
| “At this stage we believe this is a deliberate act, however, we do not yet know the motivation and it is still early stages in the investigation,” Commander Russell Barrett of Victoria Police told reporters. | |
| Asked why police believe it was a deliberate attack, Commander Barrett reiterated that it was still “early in the investigation and motivations are unknown.” Fourteen people were taken to the hospital, and “several” are in critical condition, he said. | |
| The incident occurred on Flinders Street between Elizabeth and Swanston streets, in front of Flinders Street Station just after 4:30pm, according to police. Paramedics have taken 13 people to local hospitals and are assessing two more people at the scene. Some are in serious condition. A preschool-aged child is among them, according to local media. | The incident occurred on Flinders Street between Elizabeth and Swanston streets, in front of Flinders Street Station just after 4:30pm, according to police. Paramedics have taken 13 people to local hospitals and are assessing two more people at the scene. Some are in serious condition. A preschool-aged child is among them, according to local media. |
| The driver and the other man who were arrested remain in police custody. | |
| “As it (the car) approached this intersection here… it just mowed everybody down, people were flying everywhere,” Sue, a witness, told 3AW Drive. | “As it (the car) approached this intersection here… it just mowed everybody down, people were flying everywhere,” Sue, a witness, told 3AW Drive. |
| Another witness, David, told ABC the car was going “between 60 and 100kms an hour” and “hit people in a fair speed and at least one or two of them got thrown pretty high into the air.” | Another witness, David, told ABC the car was going “between 60 and 100kms an hour” and “hit people in a fair speed and at least one or two of them got thrown pretty high into the air.” |
| Police cordoned off the area, and Flinders Lane is blocked off through to Elizabeth Street. | Police cordoned off the area, and Flinders Lane is blocked off through to Elizabeth Street. |