At least five people have been injured, including a baby, after a car rammed into pedestrians in a busy street in Sydney, police told local media, adding that a woman is in serious condition. Police believe the driver of the car may have suffered a medical episode.
The incident reportedly took place near a restaurant on Victoria Street, Chatswood, a major business and residential district on the Lower North Shore of Sydney.
According to Nine News Australia, at least six people have been injured in the incident, including a baby.
Police are not treating the incident as terrorism-related, reports in local media say.
“The incident was not a deliberate act and it’s believed the man [driver] may have suffered a medical episode,” NSW Police said in a statement.
