Teenager arrested after car hits crowd

A TEENAGER has been arrested on suspicion of causing injury by dangerous driving after a car ploughed into crowds of revellers.

Emergency services were called to Cambrian Road in Newport, south Wales, at 5.30am yesterday to reports of an incident involving a vehicle and pedestrians.

The vehicle, believed to be a blue Ford C-Max, collided with four people – three women and a man.

A spokeswoman for Gwent Police said all four were taken to hospital, with two of the women believed to have suffered lifechanging injuries.

“Following the incident this morning on Cambrian Road in Newport involving a car and four pedestrians, an 18-year-old man from the Newport area has been arrested on suspicion of causing injury by dangerous driving,” she said.

“Investigations are ongoing and we’d like to thank everyone for their comments and shares.”

Footage circulated on social media appears to show people screaming as a car drives into crowds of revellers. In the clip, the car reverses and drives forward twice as people attempt to stop it by hitting the windscreen and driver’s window.

The motorist is said to have driven off after the crash, with the car later found burnt out in Magor Street. Cambrian Road remained closed yesterday while investigations continue.

Superintendent Glyn Fernquest said: “This is a shocking incident for everyone involved. Specialist officers are currently investigating and are appealing for information in relation to identifying the driver of this vehicle.

“I’d like to just reassure the public that this incident is not believed to be terror-related and has no links to the Newport marathon that is taking place this morning.”