MELBOURNE, (Australia): (Bernama-Xinhua) A woman has died and two other people have been hospitalised after a car crashed into a cafe at an eastern Melbourne shopping centre on Monday (Aug 24) afternoon, reported Xinhua.
A police statement said that emergency services were called to the crash site at a shopping centre in Wantirna South, 25 kilometres east of central Melbourne, around 12.45 pm on Monday.
A female patron who was seated outside the premises died at the scene.
The driver and passenger of the vehicle were transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Police said that a second cafe patron was assessed at the scene by ambulance paramedics.
A crime scene has been established, and detectives from the Major Collision Investigation Unit are investigating the incident.
"Police do not believe the incident was an intentional act," the statement said.
Anyone who witnessed the incident or who has relevant footage has been urged to contact investigators. - Bernama-Xinhua
