Police say they’re investigating whether or not the 66-year-old suffered a medical episode behind the wheel.
5 folks, together with two kids, have been killed and a number of other others injured after a automotive ploughed right into a beer backyard in regional Australia.
The incident occurred when an SUV mounted a curb and hit patrons exterior a pub in Daylesford, about 110km (68 miles) northwest of Melbourne, on Sunday night, police within the state of Victoria stated on Monday.
4 folks died on the scene, whereas a lady died in hospital after being airlifted to Melbourne for therapy, police stated.
5 different folks, together with an 11-month-old boy, are in hospital being handled for accidents.
Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Shane Patton stated the automotive had collided with a “giant variety of folks” at tables exterior the pub.
“It’s probably the most confronting scenes, I’ve been instructed, that skilled officers have been to,” Patton stated throughout a information convention.
Patton stated police had but to talk to the 66-year-old driver of the automobile as he was being handled in hospital and the reason for the incident was nonetheless unclear.
He stated the driving force had been breath-tested and had no alcohol in his system, and that police have been investigating all avenues, together with the chance the driving force suffered a medical incident behind the wheel.