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| Melbourne crash: Driver arrested after hitting pedestrians | Melbourne crash: Driver arrested after hitting pedestrians |
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| Australian police have arrested a driver after a car drove into a crowd in Melbourne. | Australian police have arrested a driver after a car drove into a crowd in Melbourne. |
| The car "collided with a number of pedestrians" on Flinders Street, a busy junction in the centre of the city, said Victoria Police. | The car "collided with a number of pedestrians" on Flinders Street, a busy junction in the centre of the city, said Victoria Police. |
| The exact situation remains unclear and police said they did not yet know the extent of injuries. | The exact situation remains unclear and police said they did not yet know the extent of injuries. |
| Images from the scene show a number of people lying on the ground close to a large white vehicle. | |
| Media reports suggest up to 16 people may have been hurt. | |
| Victoria Ambulance said, in a statement, that a child of pre-school age has been taken to hospital with serious head injuries. | |
| One witness told local radio station 3AW the car "just mowed everybody down, people were flying everywhere". | |
| Police have asked people to avoid the area. | Police have asked people to avoid the area. |
| They have not said there is any indication the incident is terror-related. | |
| The leader of the Australian opposition, Bill Shorten, tweeted about the "shocking scenes" and praised the emergency services. |