Man arrested after boys, 12, allegedly chased through Mildura mall by ute

A 57-year-old man has been arrested after two 12-year-old boys were allegedly struck by a ute in Mildura's Langtree Mall. Both boys were taken to hospital, with one being flown to Melbourne with serious injuries. What's next? Detectives are working to determine whether the incident was linked to damage to a nearby shopfront. A child has been flown to Melbourne with serious injuries after a man allegedly drove after two kids riding motorised bikes in a north-east Victorian shopping mall. Victoria Police has arrested a 57-year-old man after the incident which occurred just after 11pm on Thursday in Mildura. Authorities said the driver of the ute followed the two 12-year-old boys through Langtree Mall. The ute hit both children. Both boys sustained upper body injuries and were taken to hospital, with one being flown to Melbourne in a serious condition. The 57-year-old man is in custody and being interviewed by detectives from the Mildura Crime Investigation Unit. The crime scene A large crime scene, spanning half the length of the mall, was established shortly after the incident. Part of a misting system at the Eighth Street end of the mall had been uprooted by the impact, and was splayed across a nearby street. A light fixture was also heavily damaged in the incident, as was a motorised pushbike. Rubber tyre marks were seen along the pavement. Detectives are working to determine if the incident was linked to the damage of a nearby shopfront shortly before the collision. Police are urging anyone who witnessed the collision or had any information to contact Crime Stoppers.