GUILTY Australia - One dead, 18 injured by car, Flinders St, Melbourne, 21 Dec 2017 *Arrest*

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BREAKING NEWS: 'At least 16 pedestrians hit and injured' after a car crashes into rush hour crowds outside Melbourne's Flinders Street Station - as police arrest the driver
By Emily Pidgeon For Daily Mail Australia
17:08 AEDT 21 Dec 2017, updated 17:43 AEDT 21 Dec 2017


  • White SUV crashed into the crowd of pedestrians near to Flinders Street Station
  • Paramedics are treating 12 people at the scene and two people are in hospital
  • Video shows officers shielding shoppers as the car hurtled towards the crowd
  • More than a dozen pedestrians, including a toddler, have been injured after a car ploughed into rush hour crowds.

‘Chaotic scenes unfolded as the white SUV crashed into the group of panicked commuters and shoppers at the corner of Melbourne's Elizabeth Street and Flinders Street at 4.41pm on Thursday.

At least 12 are being treated by paramedics on the scene as two people, one in a serious condition, were taken to hospital.

Footage from the scene showed a number of police officers shielding people and calling for them to get out of the way as the car hurtled towards them at a busy tram stop.’

‘Police said the driver of the car has been arrested. ’

Read more at:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...Melbournes-Flinders-Street-Station-crowd.html
 
BREAKING: Melbourne CBD is in chaos after at least 16 people, including a child, were rammed by a car outside Flinders St station.

AT least 16 people have been struck by a four-wheel-drive in the centre of Melbourne.

“A preschool-aged child with a head injury has been taken to Royal Children’s Hospital in a serious condition. There are no further details on injuries or conditions at this time.”
Police have arrested the driver of the car.

Witnesses have described horrific scenes of “people are flying everywhere” as the carnage unfolded at the corner of Elizabeth Street and Flinders Street at 4.41pm this afternoon.

The vehicle ran a red light just after 4.30pm, witnesses have told 3AW.

“He has gone straight through the red light at pace and it was bang, bang, bang. It was just one after the other.

The last bang the car stopped,” the 20-year-old said. ”There were bodies on the ground and people running up to them — it was mayhem.

http://www.news.com.au/national/vic...t/news-story/89f4b0171c6cca674b2a5e1117a6c612
 
Horror said:
Thanks Bohemian - it that link it states a second person arrested also


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My pleasure Horror. So it does.

Here is the latest updated statement from Victoria Police:

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.’

http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2017-...s-near-melbournes-flinders-st-station/9280606

Just before Christmas too. Now I can understand this in NSW:

http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/war-on-te...ghpowered-assault-rifles-20171218-h06lkg.html
 
Melbourne car crash: 'All you could hear was the hits and the screams', witness says
ABC News
UPDATED 8 MINUTES AGO (as at 19:00 AEDT 21 December 2017)

‘Witnesses have described hearing screams and seeing bodies "thrown into the air" after a vehicle ploughed into pedestrians outside Melbourne's Flinders Street Station.’

Read more at:

http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2017-...nders-street-station-witness-accounts/9280770
 
They knew where the bollards were located.

A life for a life should be shot dead.
 
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BREAKING: Incident in Melbourne in which a car plowed into pedestrians was a "deliberate act," police say http://bit.ly/2BKyjUc
 
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BREAKING: Incident in Melbourne in which a car plowed into pedestrians was a "deliberate act," police say http://bit.ly/2BKyjUc
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Seems like it:

7:06 pm

‘Commander Russell Barrett from Victoria Police has just spoken to the media about the incident.

He said that police believe it was a deliberate act but added that "we do not know the motivation and it is still in the early stages of an investigation."

He requested that people avoid the area as a crime scene will be in place for a "considerable" period of time.

When asked if terror was a possible motivation, he said it was still too early to establish motivation.

He said that no charges have been laid as yet against the two men.’

http://www.smh.com.au/victoria/live-pedestrians-hit-by-suv-in-melbourne-cbd-20171221-h08u1c.html
 
I think they said several are critical :(
so senseless, it crushes my heart. So many families Xmas have just been changed from fun and relaxation with their families to most likely sitting praying in hospital rooms


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Horror said:
I think they said several are critical :(
so senseless, it crushes my heart. So many families Xmas have just been changed from fun and relaxation with their families to most likely sitting praying in hospital rooms
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It's so upsetting this is happening in Melbourne again.

The Guardian is reporting the vehicle reached pedestrians about six or seven seconds after pedestrians were given the green light to cross the road. https://twitter.com/GuardianAus/status/943771096574316545
 
As if Melburnians weren’t edgy enough:

Gas explosion at a Melbourne shopping centre with panicked Christmas shoppers evacuated - after a car ‘deliberately’ ploughed into pedestrians injuring 14
By Stephen Johnson For Daily Mail Australia
19:47 AEDT 21 Dec 2017, updated 20:13 AEDT 21 Dec 2017

‘A gas bottle has exploded at a shopping mall in Melbourne's south-east.

The Bayside Shopping Centre at Frankston has been evacuated following reports of a loud series of explosions shortly after 7pm.’

‘'Fire in what looked like the delivery entrance at Frankston mall,' one man said.’

‘Victoria's Country Fire Authority has confirmed it is responding to reports of a gas bottle explosion.

Trains have been suspended on the Frankston line.’

Read more at:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5201329/Gas-bottles-explode-shopping-centre-Melbourne.html
 
Hopefully just an accident of some sort. The Exploding gas bottle.
 
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