One person is reported dead and around 20 injured after someone drove a car into pedestrians at the Bourke Street mall in Melbourne, Australia. The driver is reported in custody.
BREAKING: Multiple reports of injuries among pedestrians as a car sped through Melbourne"s Bourke Street mall. #TenNews
— Hugh Riminton (@hughriminton) January 20, 2017
This looks heavy. William and Bourke STS. pic.twitter.com/lrQSxEkeuu
— Daniel Bowen (@danielbowen) January 20, 2017
Victoria Police and ambulance officers confirm multiple injuries after incident in Melbourne CBD, a car driven at speed into pedestrians. https://t.co/rxkEkY0wNL
— Hugh Riminton (@hughriminton) January 20, 2017
A car with a badly smashed front end is visible in #CentralMelbourne #TenNews https://t.co/oCbiX4PGAD
— Hugh Riminton (@hughriminton) January 20, 2017
Police say the situation in the city "has now been contained". One man in custody. One person confirmed dead. Around 11 injured. #7NewsMelb
— Kristy Mayr (@KristyMayr7) January 20, 2017
#BREAKING from @VictoriaPolice on #BourkeSt: At least one dead, multiple injuries, man arrested, situation contained pic.twitter.com/WB1AzSoruO
— Rachel Baxendale (@rachelbaxendale) January 20, 2017
UPDATE: Paramedics are treating 20 people hurt after being hit by rogue driver in the city.. Several are seriously hurt. #7NewsMelb
— Kristy Mayr (@KristyMayr7) January 20, 2017
DEVELOPING: Reports one dead, one arrested, 20 people inc baby, being treated in #BourkeSt carnage @newscomauHQ https://t.co/J4uDg9Rml7 pic.twitter.com/7Jovhy84va
— Marnie O'Neill (@marnieoneill7) January 20, 2017
Guy in red underwear has since been handcuffed and covered in tarp #bourkest #Melbourne https://t.co/yNoVAOnxrs
— Marnie O'Neill (@marnieoneill7) January 20, 2017
Footage from Melbourne of car driving erratically outside Flinders St Station before police shooting. Up to 20 injured. Vision @SkyNewsAust pic.twitter.com/PHBoUMfydX
— Ben Fordham (@BenFordham) January 20, 2017
Car rams into pedestrians in #Melbourne #cbd pic.twitter.com/wc5Q1lT1NK
— Solf (@sunprawn) January 20, 2017
Victoria Police say "a number of people" injured after car drove through CBD pedestrian mall. "Still being determined" what happened.
— Rob Taylor (@RobTaylor_Made) January 20, 2017
Was in Bourke St Mall when the driver who caused the police operation in #Melbourne went past. Shirtless, cigarette hanging out of his mouth
— Ellen (@punzikstan) January 20, 2017
"There was a man hanging out of the window screaming" – teen describes driver as thin, dark hair, appeared Middle Eastern. @theheraldsun pic.twitter.com/Y6JWW3djp1
— Andrea Hamblin (@AndieHamblin) January 20, 2017
Update:
The death toll has risen to three, police said at a press conference.
https://twitter.com/ABCNews24/status/822297698845888512
POLICE PRESSER: Sadly, police have confirmed three people have been killed… #bourkest #melbourne #7News
— Kristy Mayr (@KristyMayr7) January 20, 2017
Police say the incident is not terrorism-related, but rather tied to a domestic incident.
POLICE PRESSER: Not terror related. Connected to earlier domestic stabbing at Windsor. Everyone urged to avoid city for several hours.
— Kristy Mayr (@KristyMayr7) January 20, 2017
Twitchy will update this post as more details become available.
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