BREAKING: '8-month-old baby dead as car slams into packed crowd in Brazil tourist hotspot'

AN 8-MONTH-OLD baby has reportedly been killed after a car ploughed into a packed crowd at Brazil's famous Copacabana Beach.

By Anders Anglesey /

The driver of the car has reportedly been taken into custody REUTERS

HORROR: The driver of the car has reportedly been taken into custody

Witnesses claim the driver hit several people at the boardwalk at the famous hotspot at about 8pm on Thursday.

They added the vehicle travelled about 15 metres before it ground to a halt.

Rio police said at least 10 people had been rushed to hospital with injuries.

Among the known victims are two children and seven adults.

Melbourne crash: Latest pics after 4x4 ploughs into people

 
A car has ploughed into a group of pedestrians outside a busy train station in Melbourne
1 / 20
Police officers detain a suspected man following the car incident at Flinders St station in Melbourne REUTERS
Police officers detain a suspected man following the car incident at Flinders St station in Melbourne

    Officers were quick to arrest the driver who has been taken to a local police station.

    Accountant Magno Morais, 35, who witnessed the horror crash said the car lost control before it stopped in the sand.

    He said: "It was shocking, we do not have a reaction at a time like this.

    “People wanted to lynch the driver, but police at the scene prevented it. There were a lot of people run down.”

    Victims were seen being aided by firefighters JORNAL HORA

    CRASH: Victims were seen being aided by firefighters

    Car PLOUGHS into busy restaurant in Sydney

     
    A car has ploughed into a busy restaurant in the Chatswood area of Sydney. It is not being treated as a terrorist attack – it is believed that the driver had a medical episode. Five people are being treated for injuries sustained in the incident
    1 / 7
    A car ploughed into a Thai restaurant in the Chatswood area of Sydney, Australia 7 News Sydney
    A car ploughed into a Thai restaurant in the Chatswood area of Sydney, Australia

      “People wanted to lynch the driver”

      Magno Morais

      Sales promoter Cristiane Lima, 45, said there were many children near where the car ploughed into the crowd.

      “I was 10 metres from the scene of the accident. The impact was very great.

      “The car came out of nowhere and hit many children who were on the waterfront. There were many children screaming and crying.”

      MORE TO FOLLOW