The death toll has risen to five a day after a car crashed into a beer garden in Australia. The victims included two children, a nine-year-old girl and an 11-year-old boy, Australian media reported on Monday, citing police. Five other people were injured when a 66-year-old driver drove his SUV off the road and raced across the beer garden lawn in the small town of Daylesford on Sunday evening.
People were sitting there eating and drinking in the sun. Daylesford in South Australia is a popular tourist resort about 110 kilometers northwest of Melbourne. “The exact circumstances of the collision have not yet been clarified and the investigation is still ongoing,” police said. The driver has yet to be questioned.
It is unclear whether it was an accident or a deliberate act
An alcohol test was negative, Australian media wrote. It was initially unclear whether it was an accident or a deliberate act. The Royal Daylesford Hotel, outside which the incident took place, is home to one of the city’s oldest coaching inns. It is located next to a busy roundabout in the center of the city.
The accident victims came from two families
According to the information, the five fatalities are from two families: a 38-year-old man and his son, as well as a 44-year-old woman, her 30-year-old partner and their daughter. Victoria’s Prime Minister Jacinta Allan thanked everyone who helped on X (formerly Twitter). “My thoughts are with all those injured and with the friends and families of those who tragically lost their lives,” she continued.
Source: Krone
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