All we know about Derby horror as car ploughs into pedestrians – The Mirror
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Police have arrested a man in his 30s after a car ploughed into ‘multiple pedestrians’ in a UK city centre last night, which left some people with serious injuries
Five things you need to know after a car slammed into “multiple” pedestrians in Derby:
Police said an incident involving a black Suzuki Swift happened in Derby city centre, in the Friar Gate area of the city, at around 9.30pm on Saturday night.
The driver, a man in his 30s, has been arrested by Derbyshire Constabulary and is in police custody.
Police said “multiple pedestrians” were struck and some people were left with serious injuries. They were treated at the scene before they were rushed to hospital.
One eye-witness said it was “absolute carnage” as multiple people were laying in the road and on the pavement after the shocking incident. They said: “It was utterly horrific. People were laying on the pavement covered in blood and on the road.”
Police have urged members of the public who “saw a black Suzuki Swift being driven in Derby around the time of the incident” to come forward and the force they it believes there is no ongoing risk to the public.
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