3 dead

A 25-year-old man from Reading has been arrested on suspicion of murder after being detained at the scene.

The attack happened at Forbury Gardens at about 19:00 BST where several people were stabbed.

Police are not currently treating the incident as terror-related, but counter terrorism officers were called.

Security sources have told the BBC a man arrested at the scene is thought to be Libyan.

One eyewitness told the BBC how he saw a man move between groups of people in the park trying to stab them and how the man ran towards him.

Cassowary Coast Councillor Wayne Kimberley said the group had been staying at the Digger Creek caravan park near where the crash involving a mini bus and a semi-trailer occurred on the Bruce Hwy.

He said they and two others, who were injured in the crash, were from Vanuatu and had been working in the area.

Cairns Post reports Police had made contact with the Vanuatu consulate and are in the process of making contact with their family.