A car being driven in an erratic fashion killed at least 3 people and injured another 20 in Melbourne, Australia.
The key info:
- three dead
- 20 injured (including four taken to Royal Children’s Hospital)
- one arrested
- a car ran down multiple passengers along Bourke Street in the CBD.
- police say the attack was not terror-related
- the attack appears to be linked to a stabbing in Windsor in the early hours of this morning
Prior to the vehicular assault, the car was spotted by multiple witnesses doing circles in a busy intersection:
https://youtu.be/KHMak_QDZRs
https://twitter.com/rebekahwymer/status/822297151019499523
Later, store video cameras catch pedestrians running into the store for cover as the driver tries to run them over.
https://youtu.be/YMllin88SaM
While the motive is not clear, local authorities are claiming that terrorism is not suspected:
Victoria Police can confirm today's Melbourne CBD incident is not a terrorist incident. To clarify, the term CT stands for Counter Terrorism
— Victoria Police (@VictoriaPolice) January 20, 2017
Some witnesses are giving accounts that do not seem to support the Victoria Police Department’s assertion.
"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
https://twitter.com/AndieHamblin/status/822292159608983552
