SUV Plows At Least 15 Pedestrians in Melbourne, Australia (UPDATE)
#BREAKING — At least 12 pedestrians struck by a vehicle outside Melbourne’s Flinders Street Station. #Australia https://t.co/RX2NDl5bkm /via @7newsmelbourne pic.twitter.com/LSvXCmTFqv
— Yannis Koutsomitis (@YanniKouts) December 21, 2017
Australian authorities have arrested the driver behind the wheel of a white SUV. At least a dozen victims were taken to the hospital, including a preschool aged girl who is in serious condition. It has yet been confirmed whether or not this was a terrorist attack.
Reports have ranged between 15-19 people were hit.
Car hits pedestrians in central #Melbourne, with up to 19 people reported injured https://t.co/g8pUXWW01B https://t.co/ont3T17E4q
— Bloomberg (@business) December 21, 2017
Breaking: SUV hits pedestrians at Melbourne train station https://t.co/FFMzJtTc78 pic.twitter.com/EZQjs0eHx0
— The Jerusalem Post (@Jerusalem_Post) December 21, 2017
Car plows into pedestrians outside train station in Melbourne, injuring at least 15 people; driver taken into custody https://t.co/rW49NIhguO pic.twitter.com/iDjxr9FEan
— BNO News (@BNONews) December 21, 2017
Dramatic video shows pedestrians being treated on Melbourne’s Flinders Street after car crashes into Christmas crowds https://t.co/5hjgXTdplz pic.twitter.com/bLXGpA22yW
— Daily Mail Australia (@DailyMailAU) December 21, 2017
JUST IN: Video shows authorities responding to the scene moments after a vehicle slammed into pedestrians in Melbourne, Australia, injuring at least 13. https://t.co/zLPvR8wFAw pic.twitter.com/AvCypdbDMY
— ABC News (@ABC) December 21, 2017
A second man has reportedly been arrested.
UPDATE: Reports that the driver of the vehicle that ploughed into pedestrians outside Melbourne’s Flinders St Station, and a second man, have now been arrested. MORE: https://t.co/7hWF4Fncpc pic.twitter.com/ZbUABTC8Gb
— news.com.au (@newscomauHQ) December 21, 2017
#BREAKING Two men have been arrested after more than a dozen people were injured when a car ran into pedestrians outside #Melbourne‘s Flinders Street train station (via @abcnews) pic.twitter.com/VSwMMmE3Qm
— Global Times (@globaltimesnews) December 21, 2017
UPDATE (3:14AM): Police are now calling this a “deliberate act.”
"It was a deliberate act" – Police arrest two people after a car injured at least 13 pedestrians on a busy Melbourne streethttps://t.co/2DLNEYCra7 pic.twitter.com/z4rCit5eeM
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) December 21, 2017
We will update as the story develops.
