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| Out-of-control car mows down pedestrians in Melbourne | Out-of-control car mows down pedestrians in Melbourne |
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| Three people are dead a man is in police custody after a car drove into pedestrians in Bourke Street mall in Melbourne. | |
| The car was reportedly driving erratically before it mounted the footpath and hit a number of pedestrians, according to witnesses. | The car was reportedly driving erratically before it mounted the footpath and hit a number of pedestrians, according to witnesses. |
| “At this early stage it is believed a man driving a vehicle has struck a number of pedestrians in the vicinity of Bourke and Queens Streets just before 2pm,” Victoria police said. | “At this early stage it is believed a man driving a vehicle has struck a number of pedestrians in the vicinity of Bourke and Queens Streets just before 2pm,” Victoria police said. |
| “Emergency services are assisting multiple patients.” | |
| The police statement didn’t provide further details. It said the situation was now “contained”. | |
| Paramedics were treating at least 20 people hit by the car. | |
| A witness, Hank Kerr, said he had seen people jumping out of the way but there were also people being hit and thrown to one side. “All we could see was just the car and carnage – people were flying everywhere.” | A witness, Hank Kerr, said he had seen people jumping out of the way but there were also people being hit and thrown to one side. “All we could see was just the car and carnage – people were flying everywhere.” |
| Kerr said the car had mounted the footpath and kept driving up Bourke Street through crowds of pedestrians. | Kerr said the car had mounted the footpath and kept driving up Bourke Street through crowds of pedestrians. |
| Hank Kerr was on the 96 tram when he saw a car hitting pedestrians in Bourke St. pic.twitter.com/k8o3c4LQjx | Hank Kerr was on the 96 tram when he saw a car hitting pedestrians in Bourke St. pic.twitter.com/k8o3c4LQjx |
| Another witness, who did not wish to be named, said he was walking from the post office towards the Bourke and Elizabeth street intersection when he heard a car “screaming down” the Bourke Street mall at high speed, which is for pedestrians and trams only. | Another witness, who did not wish to be named, said he was walking from the post office towards the Bourke and Elizabeth street intersection when he heard a car “screaming down” the Bourke Street mall at high speed, which is for pedestrians and trams only. |
| “Because it was so loud I looked up and I saw one person bounce off the windscreen of the car before it disappeared down Bourke Street towards Spencer Street, and police cars were following it and a helicopter chasing it,” he told Guardian Australia. | “Because it was so loud I looked up and I saw one person bounce off the windscreen of the car before it disappeared down Bourke Street towards Spencer Street, and police cars were following it and a helicopter chasing it,” he told Guardian Australia. |
| “I could see at least two groups of injured people. I saw someone lying on the ground near the corner of Bourke and Elizabeth and then someone else down near Bourke Street. Now they’ve blocked off all the streets.” | “I could see at least two groups of injured people. I saw someone lying on the ground near the corner of Bourke and Elizabeth and then someone else down near Bourke Street. Now they’ve blocked off all the streets.” |
| According to another, Meg Watson, the car mounted the kerb “at pace” and struck pedestrians. | According to another, Meg Watson, the car mounted the kerb “at pace” and struck pedestrians. |
| A car mounted the sidewalk at pace and sent at least half a dozen pedestrians flying in the air. I was on the other side of the road. https://t.co/tSflMvpn2k | A car mounted the sidewalk at pace and sent at least half a dozen pedestrians flying in the air. I was on the other side of the road. https://t.co/tSflMvpn2k |
| Victoria police said the circumstances were being investigated and pedestrian access to Bourke Street between William and Swanston streets had been closed. | Victoria police said the circumstances were being investigated and pedestrian access to Bourke Street between William and Swanston streets had been closed. |
| The corner of Bourke and Elizabeth streets was closed and some pedestrians were been directed into the GPO by police as they tried to clear the area. | The corner of Bourke and Elizabeth streets was closed and some pedestrians were been directed into the GPO by police as they tried to clear the area. |
| More than 10 police cars in the area. #bourkestreet corner #elizabethstreet closed to traffic. pic.twitter.com/etTln2A1kp | More than 10 police cars in the area. #bourkestreet corner #elizabethstreet closed to traffic. pic.twitter.com/etTln2A1kp |
| Girlfriend phoned from Bourke Street. Saw multiple people struck by car. Police on scene. Keep out of the area. Stay safe @abcnewsMelb | Girlfriend phoned from Bourke Street. Saw multiple people struck by car. Police on scene. Keep out of the area. Stay safe @abcnewsMelb |
| #MELBOURNE: MAJOR INCIDENT ON BOURKE STREET pic.twitter.com/R68h3TmGZD | #MELBOURNE: MAJOR INCIDENT ON BOURKE STREET pic.twitter.com/R68h3TmGZD |
| Just in happening in Melbourne @BenedictBrook @newscomauHQ pic.twitter.com/3jfv9Y5KQ3 | Just in happening in Melbourne @BenedictBrook @newscomauHQ pic.twitter.com/3jfv9Y5KQ3 |
| BREAKING PICS JUST IN: A police pursuit took place through Bourke Street mall. The mall is now in lockdown. More to come. #9News pic.twitter.com/VN5tF9S03o | BREAKING PICS JUST IN: A police pursuit took place through Bourke Street mall. The mall is now in lockdown. More to come. #9News pic.twitter.com/VN5tF9S03o |