Image (not live, just from the web) showing Bourke Street Mall, just to give an idea of how crowded with people this area is. Myer (can be seen to the left) is Melbourne's major Department Store.
Posted on 01/19/2017 6:57:23 PM PST by naturalman1975
POLICE are chasing a rogue car which has driven erratically through the Melbourne CBD.
Ambulance Victoria confirmed paramedics had reports multiple people had been hit by a car.
A number of unmarked Police cars and a police helicopter have been deployed in the chase.
Paramedics are still unsure how many pedestrians had been hit.
Emergency services were flooded with calls about 1.30pm.
(Excerpt) Read more at heraldsun.com.au ...
Holy Shiite.
If this is the Truck of Peace then I expect the YouTube user SyetenAtheist to be ready for another chapter in about a week. He had the Christmas market video up only a week after.
Yes - cars are not allowed in that area. This is a crowded pedestrian area on any normal day.
Image (not live, just from the web) showing Bourke Street Mall, just to give an idea of how crowded with people this area is. Myer (can be seen to the left) is Melbourne's major Department Store.
Link says it was a Holden doing about 80km and doing donuts as the driver, described as a thin dark haired middle Eastern looking man yelled at pedestrians.
Episcopalians again?
They have much of Washington DC barricaded with sand trucks to prevent this tomorrow during the parade. I am so sorry the Oz has been hit again.
See, see if he hadn't discovered Australia, none of this would be happening.
Leabing home now to go and pick up grandkid who is about half a mile from the incident. Safe, but wants to get home quickly, and I am closest adult available.
Looks like one victim dead. Perp arrested and still moving so he isn’t the dead guy.
Name, religion, please.
Stay safe, hope you can get in to get him.
Australia needs to ban cars.
@oferzelig
Very active scene at Bourke Street albeit the bad guy’s not here. Traumatised and physically injured people.
Allahu Akbar means “This attack has nothing to do with Islam”.
from theguardian.com as of a half hour ago...up to a dozen people hit on Bourne Street Mall area...car mounted a footpath for pedestrians and trams only...hit a high speed ...2 groups of people.were among victims
“Australia needs to ban cars.”
If cars are outlawed in Australia, only Australian outlaws will have cars.
Omg. Must be.... an SUV!!!
Glad for the clarification. I was thinking Melbourne, FL.
No offense, but I sometimes wish someone would mow down those disgusting protesters in DC [and elsewhere!]
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