CANBERRA, Australia —
A fifth person died in hospital a day after a man with a history of mental health and drug issues drove a car through a lunch-time crowd in a pedestrian-only street in Australia’s second largest city, police said on Sunday.
A 3-month-old boy died in hospital late Saturday and four people remained hospitalized in a critical condition after a stolen sedan caused havoc in downtown Melbourne on Friday, a police statement said.
The driver, Dimitrious Gargasoulas, 26, remained in hospital after being shot in the arm by police who captured him at the scene. His wound was not life-threatening.
The incident comes amid global concern over extremists using vehicles to strike crowds, following truck attacks in Berlin and Nice, France, last year.
