Terrifying new video emerges of shoppers running for their lives as Melbourne rampage driver mounts the kerb and speeds down the footpath before 'killing five people and injuring more than 30' 

  • New footage shows the moment Holden mounted the pavement in Melbourne
  • Vehicle can be seen accelerating at shoppers who try desperatley to flee 
  • In total five people died and more than 30 were injured during the attack, with 17 remaining in hospital and two still in critical condition
  • Police allege it was carried out by Dimitrious Gargasoulas, 26, who is in custody

By Chris Pleasance For Daily Mail Australia

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This is the terrifying moment the Bourke Street Mall driver mounted the footpath moments before he carried out a deadly rampage that left five people dead and more than 30 injured.

New video shows the maroon Holden mounting the pavement on Swanston Street before accelerating towards stunned shoppers.

People can be seen running for their lives as the driver heads towards them, with at least two people appearing to be run down towards the end of the footage.

This is the moment the car involved in the Bourke Street rampage in Melbourne mounted the pavement before accelerating towards packed crowds of shoppers

This is the moment the car involved in the Bourke Street rampage in Melbourne mounted the pavement before accelerating towards packed crowds of shoppers

From there, the driver turned left on to Bourke Street where he continued his rampage, leaving the street littered with the bodies of the dead and injured.

He was only brought to a stop after police barricaded the end of Bourke Street as it met Elizabeth Street before one officer shot him in the arm.

The man was then dragged from the vehicle, which was seen doing donuts in front of Flinders Street Station shortly beforehand and arrested him.

Police allege that man is Dimitrious Gargasoulas, 26, a Melbourne resident who is also believed to have been involved in a stabbing earlier the same day.

Witnesses claim before his alleged attack he was heard shouting about the end of the world, a comet in the sky, and accusing everyone of being 'sheep'.

This CCTV was filmed on Swanston Street, before the vehicle turned left on to Bourke Street where its trail of carnage continued until it was stopped by police

This CCTV was filmed on Swanston Street, before the vehicle turned left on to Bourke Street where its trail of carnage continued until it was stopped by police

In total five people were killed after being hit by the vehicle, while more than 30 ended up in hospital with injuries ranging from minor to critical

In total five people were killed after being hit by the vehicle, while more than 30 ended up in hospital with injuries ranging from minor to critical

Among the dead are 10-year-old Thalia Hakin, who was out walking with her mother and eight-year-old sister Maggie when all three were hit by the car.

Maggie was left with a broken leg, still in plaster as she attended her sister's funeral earlier this week, while her mother was too gravely injured to see her own daughter laid to rest.

Three-month-old Zachary Bryant was also killed during the attack, while his sister Zara, two, was badly injured but is now in stable condition.

There are still 17 people in hospital following the attack, two of whom are still in critical condition, more than a week on. 

Gargasoulas has been charged with five counts of murder and has been remanded in custody to appear again in December while lawyers compile the extensive evidence to be used against him. 

Police allege the vehicle was being driven by 26-year-old Dimitrious Gargasoulas, who they believe is also connected to a stabbing earlier that day

Police allege the vehicle was being driven by 26-year-old Dimitrious Gargasoulas, who they believe is also connected to a stabbing earlier that day

Gargasoulas (pictured) has been arrested and charged with five counts of murder
Among his victims is 10-year-old Thalia Hakin (pictured)

Gargasoulas (left) has been arrested and charged with five counts of murder. Among his victims is 10-year-old Thalia Hakin (right)

Thousands of people have laid floral tributes in the aftermath of the attack, while hundreds more have helped to raise funds for the victims and their families

Thousands of people have laid floral tributes in the aftermath of the attack, while hundreds more have helped to raise funds for the victims and their families

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