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| Car ploughs into pedestrians in Melbourne, police say | Car ploughs into pedestrians in Melbourne, police say |
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| Three people have died and up to 20 are injured after a car deliberately struck pedestrians in central Melbourne, police say. | Three people have died and up to 20 are injured after a car deliberately struck pedestrians in central Melbourne, police say. |
| A man was arrested soon after and "the situation is now contained", police said. | A man was arrested soon after and "the situation is now contained", police said. |
| The incident was not terror-related, said Victoria Police Acting Commander Stuart Bateson. | |
| He said police believed the incident was linked to a stabbing in Melbourne's south-east early on Friday. | He said police believed the incident was linked to a stabbing in Melbourne's south-east early on Friday. |
| The car struck the pedestrians in the Bourke St Mall, a busy shopping area, just before 14:00 (03:00 GMT). | The car struck the pedestrians in the Bourke St Mall, a busy shopping area, just before 14:00 (03:00 GMT). |
| Footage broadcast on local media showed a maroon car driving in circles in front of nearby Flinders Street railway station. | Footage broadcast on local media showed a maroon car driving in circles in front of nearby Flinders Street railway station. |
| Mr Bateson told reporters that police believe the driver "deliberately drove into the crowd". | Mr Bateson told reporters that police believe the driver "deliberately drove into the crowd". |
| Overturned pram | Overturned pram |
| Former Victoria Police chief Christine Nixon said she saw an overturned pram at the scene. She told the ABC a woman approached her and asked where the child was. | Former Victoria Police chief Christine Nixon said she saw an overturned pram at the scene. She told the ABC a woman approached her and asked where the child was. |
| "I don't know," Ms Nixon said. "The child is not in the pram." | "I don't know," Ms Nixon said. "The child is not in the pram." |
| Another witness told the BBC she saw pedestrians try to get out the way as the car mounted a footpath. | Another witness told the BBC she saw pedestrians try to get out the way as the car mounted a footpath. |
| "It hit a few people there outside the offices and convenience store and sent them flying into the air, then kept driving," the witness said. | "It hit a few people there outside the offices and convenience store and sent them flying into the air, then kept driving," the witness said. |
| "It hit some more further up the path. I didn't know what was happening at first. People were screaming and there was a lot of sound and dust - I thought a building was coming down." | "It hit some more further up the path. I didn't know what was happening at first. People were screaming and there was a lot of sound and dust - I thought a building was coming down." |
| Another witness, Sharn Baylis, estimated the car was travelling at 60km/h (37 mph) "in a straight line". | Another witness, Sharn Baylis, estimated the car was travelling at 60km/h (37 mph) "in a straight line". |
| "It was such an enclosed busy area," she told the ABC. | "It was such an enclosed busy area," she told the ABC. |
| Melbourne's Royal Children's Hospital confirmed it was treating 10 patients from the incident. St Vincent's Hospital said it was treating up to six patients. | Melbourne's Royal Children's Hospital confirmed it was treating 10 patients from the incident. St Vincent's Hospital said it was treating up to six patients. |
| The Australian Open tennis event, being played about 2km (1.2 miles) away, was unaffected, police said. | The Australian Open tennis event, being played about 2km (1.2 miles) away, was unaffected, police said. |
| Lord Mayor Robert Doyle said he was standing outside Melbourne Town Hall when he saw the car drive "at speed" towards Bourke St Mall. | Lord Mayor Robert Doyle said he was standing outside Melbourne Town Hall when he saw the car drive "at speed" towards Bourke St Mall. |
| "It is very difficult to believe that these sorts of things can happen right in front of you in the middle of our city," he said in a video posted online. | "It is very difficult to believe that these sorts of things can happen right in front of you in the middle of our city," he said in a video posted online. |
| "Spare a thought particularly for those families - the loved ones of those affected - and let's try and take care of each other." | "Spare a thought particularly for those families - the loved ones of those affected - and let's try and take care of each other." |
| Police asked people to avoid the city centre. | Police asked people to avoid the city centre. |