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| Multiple people injured as car ‘deliberately’ hits pedestrians in Melbourne | 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. | 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. | “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. | 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. |
| Earlier, Victoria Ambulance reported that 13 people had been taken to hospital, while two more were being assessed at the scene. A four-year-old girl is reportedly among those transferred to hospital. | |
| The incident occurred on Flinders Street between Elizabeth and Swanston streets, in front of Flinders Street Station just after 4:30pm, according to police. | The incident occurred on Flinders Street between Elizabeth and Swanston streets, in front of Flinders Street Station just after 4:30pm, according to police. |
| The driver and the other man who were arrested remain in police custody. | The driver and the other man who were arrested remain in police custody. |
| Footage circulating in the local media shows two police officers dragging a man in a white shirt and blue jeans away from the passenger side of the crashed vehicle. Another video published on social media shows officers restraining him moments later, after pulling him to the side of the road. The man appears to be unconscious as officers slap his face and search his pockets. He was reportedly then handcuffed by police. | Footage circulating in the local media shows two police officers dragging a man in a white shirt and blue jeans away from the passenger side of the crashed vehicle. Another video published on social media shows officers restraining him moments later, after pulling him to the side of the road. The man appears to be unconscious as officers slap his face and search his pockets. He was reportedly then handcuffed by police. |
| “We could hear this noise, as we looked left, we saw this white car, it just mauled everybody down. People are flying everywhere. We heard thump, thump. People are running everywhere,” an eyewitness named Sue told News.com.au. Videos on social media show chaotic scenes from the scene, with injured people lying on the ground and law enforcement agents urging people to leave the area. | “We could hear this noise, as we looked left, we saw this white car, it just mauled everybody down. People are flying everywhere. We heard thump, thump. People are running everywhere,” an eyewitness named Sue told News.com.au. Videos on social media show chaotic scenes from the scene, with injured people lying on the ground and law enforcement agents urging people to leave the area. |
| “The car just sped up on purpose,” one of the witnesses told 9News. Other onlookers also reported that the SUV was driving at a high speed. | |
| 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. |