SUV crashes into crowd in Melbourne, 15 injured

Melbourne: At least 15 people were injured after a car crashed into a group of people in Melbourne">Melbourne on Thursday.

The police have cordoned off the area.

According to The Age, a white SUV mowed down a number of people at a busy intersection of Flinders and Elizabeth streets in Melbourne">Melbourne's CBD. The injured were rushed to the nearby hospital.

The Melbourne">Melbourne Police have arrested the driver and are further investigating terrorism angle into the incident as an officer at the scene described it as a terrorist incident. However, it has not been confirmed so far if the driver had terror motive.

The car was not travelling at high speed when crashed, said the police.