Xinhua
20 Feb 2025, 12:50 GMT+10
SYDNEY, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Homicide detectives in Melbourne in Australia's state of Victoria are investigating a fatal stabbing at a bus stop in the city's outer western suburbs, Victorian Police said on Wednesday night.
Emergency services were called to the bus stop in Wyndham Vale, about 30 km west of central Melbourne, following reports of an altercation at about 8 p.m. local time on Wednesday.
Officers arrived at the scene and found a man suffering from injuries consistent with a stabbing, police said.
Medical treatment was administered, but the man died at the scene.
Police said that two offenders fled the scene before officers arrived.
A crime scene has been established at the bus stop, while detectives conduct an investigation.
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