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Sydney Morning Herald
6 days ago
- Sydney Morning Herald
Elderly driver mounts footpath, ploughs into CBD store pinning shopper
An elderly driver has ploughed a car through an Asian grocery store in Melbourne's CBD, striking a pedestrian and pinning a shopper inside. The 87-year-old man, from Ivanhoe in the city's north-east, was behind the wheel of a teal Mercedes-Benz sedan when it mounted the footpath on Elizabeth Street about 2.30pm Wednesday. The car struck a pedestrian, a 19-year-old man from Parkville, before smashing through the glass facade of KT Mart and hitting another 56-year-old man inside. The vehicle pinned the shopper, who was left with a bloodied leg, 7News reported. Police said the building sustained major structural damage, while both people struck by the car were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. 'The driver of the vehicle is expected to undergo a [licence] review,' a Victoria Police spokeswoman said. 'The investigation remains ongoing.' The driver, who was the only person in the car, was uninjured. A large police presence was reported in the CBD after the crash. The outer carriageway of Elizabeth Street was closed to traffic between Queensberry Street and Victoria Street.
The Age
6 days ago
- The Age
Elderly driver mounts footpath, ploughs into CBD store pinning shopper
An elderly driver has ploughed a car through an Asian grocery store in Melbourne's CBD, striking a pedestrian and pinning a shopper inside. The 87-year-old man, from Ivanhoe in the city's north-east, was behind the wheel of a teal Mercedes-Benz sedan when it mounted the footpath on Elizabeth Street about 2.30pm Wednesday. The car struck a pedestrian, a 19-year-old man from Parkville, before smashing through the glass facade of KT Mart and hitting another 56-year-old man inside. The vehicle pinned the shopper, who was left with a bloodied leg, 7News reported. Police said the building sustained major structural damage, while both people struck by the car were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. 'The driver of the vehicle is expected to undergo a [licence] review,' a Victoria Police spokeswoman said. 'The investigation remains ongoing.' The driver, who was the only person in the car, was uninjured. A large police presence was reported in the CBD after the crash. The outer carriageway of Elizabeth Street was closed to traffic between Queensberry Street and Victoria Street.
