SYDNEY, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- One child has died and four others have been hospitalized after a vehicle crashed into a school in Australia's Melbourne on Tuesday.
Police in the state of Victoria confirmed that an 11-year-old boy died on his way to hospital after being critically injured in the crash.
Emergency services were called to the primary school in the eastern Melbourne suburb of Hawthorn East following reports that a car had veered off the road and crashed through a school fence just after 2:30 p.m. local time.
In addition to the 11-year-old boy who died, two 11-year-old girls, one 10-year-old girl and one 10-year-old boy were all taken to hospital with serious injuries.
Police said that the driver of the car, a 40-year-old woman, was arrested at the scene and is in custody.
Victoria Police Inspector Craig McEvoy told reporters that the driver was attempting a U-turn before veering off the road, and it appeared the crash was an accident. ■