Victoria Police are currently attending a major incident in the Melbourne CBD, with reports suggesting as many as five to six people have been injured after a car plowed into pedestrians outside Flinders Street Station.
Police have not yet confirmed details, but eye-witness accounts state that a white 4WD struck passengers on the station side of Flinders St between Swanston and Elizabeth shortly before 5pm, before the car crashed into a tram stop and came to a halt.
7 News is reporting that paramedics on the scene are treating 12 people for injuries, with two so far taken to hospital. A pre-school aged child is reported to be among those injured.
Melbourne paramedics are assessing 12 people at the scene of an incident where a car has hit pedestrians on Flinders Street. Two people have been taken to hospital. #Melbourne #7News pic.twitter.com/HZDAf2RFm3
— 7NEWS Sydney (@7NewsSydney) December 21, 2017
Melbourne: A driver of a car has been arrested after a car hit pedestrians on Flinders Street. Report on 7 News at 6pm. Photo Credit: 7 News viewer Cameron Von Borstel. #Melbourne #7News pic.twitter.com/Hzo5ixeZO2
— 7NEWS Sydney (@7NewsSydney) December 21, 2017
Police issued a short statement via social media confirming a number of people suffered injuries in the incident, and that responding officers arrested the driver of the vehicle.
Police are currently attending an incident on Flinders Street between Elizabeth and Swanston streets where a vehicle has collided with a number of pedestrians. Police have arrested the driver of the car. Extent of injuries are not known at this stage. (1/2)
— Victoria Police (@VictoriaPolice) December 21, 2017
Police are asking any witnesses to go to the Melbourne West Police Station at 313 Spencer Street, Melbourne and all vehicular and pedestrian traffic to avoid the area. (2/2)
— Victoria Police (@VictoriaPolice) December 21, 2017
Police have cordoned off Flinders Street from Queen St to Swanston, and are asking pedestrians and motorists to avoid the area.
More on this story as it develops.
