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| Bourke Street: three dead, 20 injured as car ploughs into pedestrians in Melbourne – live | |
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| 4.13am GMT | |
| 04:13 | |
| The Royal Children’s Hospital has confirmed it is treating four children injured in the incident. The patients are currently being assessed, and the hospital will provide more information when it comes to hand. | |
| 4.07am GMT | |
| 04:07 | |
| Calla Wahlquist is on the ground near Bourke and Swanston streets. | |
| She said police were moving back containment lines and asking all people who did not witness the incident to leave the scene. | |
| Calla has been speaking to witnesses, who are talking to police. | |
| “According to a man I’ve just spoken to, John Astasio, the car came in from Swanston Street down Bourke Street, and appeared to try and brake at one point, its tyres were spinning and it was smoking. | |
| John Anstasio sells the Big Issue on Bourke St. He saw the car speed past, followed by police. pic.twitter.com/fXHgiYCtEe | |
| “Another man was further down the road on the 96 tram. Out the window they saw the car go up on to the footpath and collect some people. He got out of the tram and followed it up and he could see pools of blood on the side of the road.” | |
| A number of people took shelter in shops, with some apparently locked in while the incident was under way. | |
| “They have been releasing batches of people who have been stuck in different shops on Bourke Street. I just saw a woman come out holding the hand of a young kid, about five. They didn’t appear injured.” | |
| Updated | |
| at 4.14am GMT | |
| 4.02am GMT | |
| 04:02 | |
| There have been unconfirmed reports that a small child is among those injured. | |
| The former police commissioner Christine Nixon has just told Melbourne radio she assisted a woman whose pram was hit. She said she believed the child and mother had been knocked down, and the pram dragged by the car. | |
| @theage upturned pram on Cnr William and Bourke pic.twitter.com/C6S3Tzn92K | |
| Updated | |
| at 4.04am GMT | |
| 3.43am GMT | 3.43am GMT |
| 03:43 | 03:43 |
| Footage has shown a maroon sedan driving erratically in circles outside Flinders Street station. A number of witnesses reported that the car was doing doughnuts before it hit people. | |
| Footage from Melbourne of car driving erratically outside Flinders St Station before police shooting. Up to 20 injured. Vision @SkyNewsAust pic.twitter.com/PHBoUMfydX | Footage from Melbourne of car driving erratically outside Flinders St Station before police shooting. Up to 20 injured. Vision @SkyNewsAust pic.twitter.com/PHBoUMfydX |
| Updated | |
| at 3.51am GMT | |
| 3.34am GMT | 3.34am GMT |
| 03:34 | 03:34 |
| Here is the latest police statement in full: | Here is the latest police statement in full: |
| A man has been arrested following an incident in the CBD this afternoon. 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. Emergency services are assisting multiple patients but at least one person has been confirmed deceased. Pedestrian access has been closed on Bourke Street between William and Swanston Streets. The exact circumstances surrounding the incident are yet to be determined and we will provide further information when it comes to hand. Police request that people avoid the area. The situation is now contained. | A man has been arrested following an incident in the CBD this afternoon. 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. Emergency services are assisting multiple patients but at least one person has been confirmed deceased. Pedestrian access has been closed on Bourke Street between William and Swanston Streets. The exact circumstances surrounding the incident are yet to be determined and we will provide further information when it comes to hand. Police request that people avoid the area. The situation is now contained. |
| 3.30am GMT | 3.30am GMT |
| 03:30 | 03:30 |
| One person has died and 20 people are injured after a car hit multiple people after driving into Bourke street mall in Melbourne about 2pm. Police confirmed that one person had died at the scene and one person had been arrested while ambulance officers said they were treating 20 people for injuries. | |
| Here is the Guardian’s initial news report. Reporter Calla Wahlquist is at the scene and speaking to witnesses: | Here is the Guardian’s initial news report. Reporter Calla Wahlquist is at the scene and speaking to witnesses: |
| 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 |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 3.51am GMT |