An emergency is unfolding at a fan convention at Melbourne Showgrounds.
Police officers and State Emergency Service crews raced to the scene after 5pm, where the popular Supanova Comic Con and Gaming event was being held on Saturday.
Three SES marquees have been set up outside the Ascot Vale venue, next to Flemington Racecourse. An SES spokesperson confirmed their Essendon unit had been called to assist.
Best-selling comic author Tom Taylor, who was attending the event, said event-goers were being directed away from Gate 2, the entrance used by exhibitors.
He could see a severely damaged blue-grey sedan on the curb, police tape and numerous police and security guards directing people from the area.
The Supanova Comic Con and Gaming event – which was scheduled to run all weekend at Melbourne Showgrounds – describes itself as “the welcoming home of Australia’s pop culture fandom” and “a place to rejoice in cosplay in expressing your inner geek, your inner child”.
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