Four people are in a critical condition after a speeding car ploughed through pedestrians at a busy Melbourne CBD intersection in what police believe was a deliberate act.
A pre-school aged child suffering serious head injuries is among the 19 injured pedestrians taken to various hospitals in Melbourne.
One witness said the 4WD was travelling at up to 100 km/h as it hit peak hour crowds crossing Flinders St, 11 months after six people were killed in a similar incident four blocks away in Bourke St.
Victoria Police Deputy Chief Commissioner Shane Patton has laid out the details of the incident.
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Victoria Police Deputy Chief Commissioner Shane Patton says a second man was picked up at the scene.
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Victoria Police Deputy Chief Commissioner Shane Patton says the evidence points to the driver operating as a lone wolf..
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Victoria Police Deputy Chief Commissioner Shane Patton says Police have found out a little about the main offender..
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Victoria Police Deputy Chief Commissioner Shane Patton says they don't believe if was terrorism related.
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