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| Melbourne car crash: Vehicle drives into crowd of pedestrians in Australia in 'deliberate act' | |
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| Fourteen people have been injured, some critically, after a car was deliberately driven into pedestrians outside a major train station in Australia. | |
| The crash outside Flinders Street station in Melbourne occurred shortly after 4.30pm local time on Thursday. | The crash outside Flinders Street station in Melbourne occurred shortly after 4.30pm local time on Thursday. |
| The driver and a second man have been arrested, police said. Officers called it a “deliberate act” but said it was too early to ascribe a motive. | |
| Australian media reported that a pre-school-aged child was among the injured. | Australian media reported that a pre-school-aged child was among the injured. |
| Images showed a white Suzuki SUV that appeared to have collided with a phone box. Its front was significantly damaged, however, with the bumper crushed back behind the line of the wheels. | Images showed a white Suzuki SUV that appeared to have collided with a phone box. Its front was significantly damaged, however, with the bumper crushed back behind the line of the wheels. |
| Victoria Police said: “Police have saturated the CBD area following an incident where a car has collided with a number of pedestrians on Flinders Street. | Victoria Police said: “Police have saturated the CBD area following an incident where a car has collided with a number of pedestrians on Flinders Street. |
| “The incident occurred when the vehicle struck a number of pedestrians in front of Flinders Street Station just after 4.30pm. | “The incident occurred when the vehicle struck a number of pedestrians in front of Flinders Street Station just after 4.30pm. |
| “The driver of the vehicle and a second man have been arrested and are in police custody. | “The driver of the vehicle and a second man have been arrested and are in police custody. |
| “A number of people were treated at the scene for a range of injuries and have been transported to hospital. | “A number of people were treated at the scene for a range of injuries and have been transported to hospital. |
| “A crime scene has been established and all vehicular and pedestrian traffic are advised to avoid the area.” | “A crime scene has been established and all vehicular and pedestrian traffic are advised to avoid the area.” |
| A witness told ABC: “I was crossing Flinders Street on the way to the train station. I heard an engine rev behind me and I heard a thump. | A witness told ABC: “I was crossing Flinders Street on the way to the train station. I heard an engine rev behind me and I heard a thump. |
| “I turned around and saw the white SUV streaming through the intersection and just seeing people literally getting thrown into the air as it hit them. | “I turned around and saw the white SUV streaming through the intersection and just seeing people literally getting thrown into the air as it hit them. |
| “Then it went through the intersection within a second or two and then went ploughing straight into the tram stop where it came to a dead halt.” | “Then it went through the intersection within a second or two and then went ploughing straight into the tram stop where it came to a dead halt.” |
| “We believe based on what we have seen that it is a deliberate act,” Victoria Police commander Russell Barrett told media in Melbourne. “The motivations are unknown.” | |
| Flinders Street is a major road that runs alongside the Yarra River. | Flinders Street is a major road that runs alongside the Yarra River. |
| In January, four people were killed and more than 20 injured when a man deliberately drove into pedestrians at a spot just a few hundred metres away from today’s incident. | In January, four people were killed and more than 20 injured when a man deliberately drove into pedestrians at a spot just a few hundred metres away from today’s incident. |
| Police said the earlier attack was not terrorism-related. | Police said the earlier attack was not terrorism-related. |