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Teen driver who injured Southbank woman on bail at the time

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  • A 16-year-old driver allegedly hit a 57-year-old Southbank woman outside Flinders Street Station in Melbourne on Sunday, October 11. Police say the teenager was driving a stolen Ford Escape erratically through the city centre, hitting bins, signs and parked cars.
  • The woman was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening upper body injuries. The teenager, who was on bail at the time, was arrested without incident in Albert Park and charged with multiple offences, including theft of a motor vehicle.
  • Police confirmed the incident was not an act of terrorism or a targeted attack.
Teen driver who injured Southbank woman on bail at the time
Photo: The Melburnian

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