Multiple Injuries After Car Plows Into Pedestrians in Melbourne
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A suspect is in custody in Australia following “deliberate” attack.
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Nineteen people, including a small child, were injured Thursday afternoon when a car plowed into pedestrians in central Melbourne, in what police are calling a “deliberate” act. Witnesses at the scene said a number of people were seen lying in the street after the car “just mowed everybody down,” the BBC reports. Victoria Police spokeswoman Natalie Webster said the 19-year-old driver of the vehicle was arrested by an off-duty police officer shortly after the attack. Police then arrested a second man, who is said to be 24 years old.
Police are currently attending an incident on Flinders Street between Elizabeth and Swanston streets where a vehicle has collided with a number of pedestrians. Police have arrested the driver of the car. Extent of injuries are not known at this stage. (1/2)
Police are asking any witnesses to go to the Melbourne West Police Station at 313 Spencer Street, Melbourne and all vehicular and pedestrian traffic to avoid the area. (2/2)
