Melbourne Flinders Street incident: at least 13 pedestrians injured in vehicle crash – live
By The Guardian | Updated 2 min ago, December 21, 2017LOTS of photos at link.
Second man arrested: policePolice have just released another statement. They say a second man has been arrested. Here’s their statement in full:
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 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 crime scene has been established and all vehicular and pedestrian traffic are advised to avoid the area.
More at link:
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-n ... treet-liveETA: Sounds intentional even though the headline makes it sound like "an accident".
Another witness, David, told ABC radio:
I heard the engine rev and I heard the first thump, and I turned around ... I just saw it [the vehicle] ploughing through pedestrians as everyone was crossing the road, and then crashing into the tram stop.
ETA2: Picture of incident and two men arrested.