Sydney: Five pedestrians were injured by a Ford Ranger driven by a 19-year-old man after the pick-up truck mounted the footpath in Burwood, a suburb in the Inner West of Sydney, police in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) said on Sunday.
The police said emergency services responded to reports of a vehicle colliding with a group of pedestrians on Burwood Road at about 12:25 a.m. local time on Sunday.
The police were informed that the pick-up truck crashed into a stationary Toyota Camry, mounted the footpath traveling a short distance, collided with five pedestrians, and then hit a parked and unattended Toyota Corolla.
The five pedestrians and two occupants of the Camry at the scene were taken to various hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the Ranger was arrested at the scene and taken to the police station to assist with inquiries.
