More than a dozen pedestrians, including a toddler, have been injured with four fighting for life in hospital after a car deliberately ploughed into rush hour crowds in the heart of Melbourne.
It crashed into a large group of commuters and shoppers at the corner of Melbourne's busy Elizabeth Street and Flinders Street at 4.41pm on yesterday.
The 32‑year‑old driver was known to police and was arrested at the scene.
The driver, who is an Australian citizen, is under police guard at hospital with shoulder and hand injuries.
Victoria Police said the driver has a history of drug use, criminal history with a minor assault in 2010 and is on a mental health plan.
The crash injured 19 people, including the driver and an off-duty police officer and four people are in a critical condition while a four‑year‑old boy was left with serious head injuries but is in a stable condition.
Source: Daily Mail
