Car crashes into pedestrians in Australia

A car crashed into pedestrians in Melbourne, Australia's second largest city, injuring at least 14 people.

A car ran a red light at the intersection of Elizabeth and Flinders streets in Melbourne, the capital of the state of Victoria, at 4.30pm today and hit several pedestrians, witnesses told 3AW. The accident injured at least 14 people. Melbourne police said they had arrested the driver and another person involved.

Images from the scene showed several people lying on the ground, next to a white vehicle.

Witness Sue said she heard screams and then saw people "flying around". "We heard a noise and looked to the left. We saw the white car knocking people down," she said.

The scene of the car crash seen from above. Photo: news.com.au.

Witness Chris Gath said the car was going about 70 km/h when it crashed into a crowd of 60-100 people crossing the street.

Police asked people to stay away from the scene and called on people to provide images related to the accident if they have any to serve the investigation.

"Based on what we have seen, we believe this was a deliberate act," said Russell Barrett, commander of Victoria state police./.

According to VNE