One of the victims who was left badly injured following a horror crash on Bourke Street last week has spoken out on the incident from his hospital bed.
Paul Kardis, 26, was walking on his way to the MCG for an AFL finals match on Friday night between Carlton and Sydney with his brother when he was struck by a speeding car along with other pedestrians.
Paul Kardis, 26, sustained a shattered pelvic bone and a fractured neck in the Bourke Street crash on Friday. Picture: 7News The 76-year-old male driver of the Hyundai died at the scene while the three pedestrians and two occupants of the Mazda – all aged in their 20s and 30s - were taken to hospital.
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