‘Car meet’ crash leaves spectator fighting for life
11 hurt as Fiesta flies into crowd
ELEVEN people were injured – including one left fighting for their life – after a Ford Fiesta smashed into bystanders at a “car meet”.
In shocking footage one person was filmed clinging on to the bonnet of a red car before flying off.
Spectators are also believed to have lifted a car off a woman.
One eye witness said: “There was a big bang. We saw a woman go flying off the bonnet and end up underneath it.”
Another said: “Everyone acted so fast to push the car off the women.”
A red Fiesta and a silver VW Golf were damaged after the crash on Saturday and a pushchair was left at the scene.
It is believed the second car had not been involved in the meet. Police said
four of the 11 hurt were serious and one was “critical”. Up to 50 cars had been taking part in a meet at a retail park but the event moved to Flixborough Industrial Estate, Scunthorpe, Lincs.
Emergency services attended at 9.10pm after it is believed a Fiesta skidded on oil, hit a Golf and then the crowd. One onlooker said: “The Fiesta flew though a crowd and mowed the poor women down.”
Organisers said they would not hold another meet.
A 17-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving. One mum said her two children were hit: “Thankfully they are both fine. My youngest is eight months old, her pushchair saved her life. My boy is only three.”
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