Car crashes into school in Australia killing one child, injuring others

A 11-year-old boy died and other children suffered serious injuries after a car crashed through the fence of a primary school in Melbourne on Tuesday.

The driver, a 40-year-old woman, was arrested at the scene and is in custody, the police said in a statement.

Her passenger, a primary school aged child, was not injured, the statement said.

The 11-year-old was taken to hospital with critical injuries but later died. Two 11-year-old girls, a 10-year-old girl and a 10-year-old boy were taken to hospital with serious injuries.

The police said they are investigating the incident.

This article was produced by Reuters news agency. It has not been edited by Global South World.

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