A vehicle plowed into a busy sidewalk in the Australian city of Melbourne on Thursday,
injuring at least 14 people, authorities said.
The driver and another man have been arrested.
Police said it was a "deliberate act," but that there was no evidence at this time that
the incident is linked to terrorism.
One of the victims was a preschool-aged child, Melbourne's Herald Sun newspaper reported.
Commander Russell Barrett, of Victoria Police, told a news conference that several of the
injured were in critical condition.
He said the motive for the attack wasn't yet known.
The vehicle hit a number of people at one of the city's busiest intersections in front
of Flinders Street Station just after 4:30 p.m. local time.
Sky News Australia reported the driver of the white Suzuki SUV was wrestled to the ground
and handcuffed after his vehicle crashed into a bollard by a cable car stop.
A 32-year-old man who is known to police and has a history of drug use and mental illness
has been taken to a hospital under police guard, the Herald Sun reported.
The newspaper named him as Saeed Noori, an Afghan-Australian.
Witnesses told Sky News the car ran a red light, accelerated and hit the pedestrians,
in an area with a 25 mph speed limit.
"A number of people were treated at the scene for a range of injuries and have been transported
to hospital."
Victoria Police said in a statement.
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