A man has been dramatically arrested by police after driving his car past pedestrians alongs Melbourne’s Bourke Street Mall.
Dozens of police officers were pictured standing next to the man, who was ordered out of his white Holden Commodore just after 2pm on Wednesday.
A spokeswoman for Victoria Police said the man, 50, would likely be charged on summons for traffic offences after allegedly taking a wrong turn into the mall.
His arrest poses serious questions about the anti-terror bollards that were installed across the city following the Bourke Street rampage.
Dimitrious Gargasoulas, 26, allegedly drove a stolen car along the same busy footpath in January, killing six pedestrians and injuring dozens more.
A man appears to have been dramatically arrested by police after driving his car past pedestrians along Melbourne’s Bourke Street Mall
Gargasoulas allegedly stabbed his brother before stealing a red Holden Commodore and doing donuts in the middle of Melbourne’s central business district.
Over 200 ugly ‘anti-terror’ bollards were erected across the nation – at Sydney’s Lindt Cafe, Melbourne’s Federation Square and Bourke Street – as a precaution in June.
But On Wednesday afternoon the driver still found a way to make it into Bourke Street Mall, bypassing the temporary barriers meant to keep him out.
Victoria Police were unable to confirm whether the man had been arrested.
It’s understood he had two passengers in the car.
Dimitrious Gargasoulas, 26, allegedly drove a stolen car along the same busy footpath in January, killing six pedestrians and injuring dozens more
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