Melbourne:A 16-year-old boy was apprehended following an incident where a car, allegedly stolen overnight, hit a pedestrian in central Melbourne on Sunday near the Melbourne Marathon route.

According to Namibia Press Agency, the teenager allegedly drove a Ford Escape along tram tracks on Flinders Street and struck a woman at the intersection with Elizabeth Street around 1045 a.m. local time.

The woman, a resident of the nearby suburb of Southbank, was transported to Royal Melbourne Hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening.

Following the collision, the driver reportedly made a U-turn outside Flinders Street Station and continued along Flinders Lane, where he is believed to have hit several unoccupied parked cars.

The teenager, hailing from the Greater Dandenong area, was later arrested without incident in Albert Park. He was expected to be interviewed by police.

The vehicle involved was allegedly stolen from a business in Cranbourne South, located in Melbourne's southeast, at approximately 2 a.m. on Sunday.

Authorities confirmed that the incident was neither an act of terrorism nor a targeted attack. The Melbourne Marathon, which passed by Flinders Street Station, saw thousands of participants running the course at the time of the incident.