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| Six hurt as car strikes crowd in Newcastle Eid celebration | |
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| Six people, including three children, were injured when a car mounted a kerb and ploughed into a crowd of people outside a sports centre in Newcastle. | |
| It happened at about 09:14 BST outside Westgate Sports Centre where an event was taking place to celebrate Eid. | It happened at about 09:14 BST outside Westgate Sports Centre where an event was taking place to celebrate Eid. |
| One of the children is said to have been critically injured. Northumbria Police said the incident was not believed to be terrorism-related. | |
| A 42-year-old woman was arrested and is in custody, police said. | |
| Hundreds of people were at the event to mark the end of Ramadan. | Hundreds of people were at the event to mark the end of Ramadan. |
| One eyewitness said: "From what I understand, [a woman who had been at prayer] was about to leave in her car and I believe she lost control. | |
| "I ran up straight away because everyone was moving in on all the injured, trying to put water in their mouths. | |
| "The parents of the kids were there, I had to sort of try and calm them down just to tell them the ambulance is there and they will take care of it; they know what they're doing. | |
| 'Mounted kerb' | |
| "It caused a lot of panic; everyone was screaming when it happened, it wasn't the best of experiences." | |
| A North East Ambulance Service spokesman said: "We received our first 999 call at 9.15 this morning to report a car that had mounted the kerb. | |
| "We have taken six people to hospital; they have gone to the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle; three children and three adults." | |
| Emergency services included six ambulances, two paramedic rapid response vehicles and the air ambulance. | |
| Eyewitness account from a Dr Afsar | |
| "I was at a car park when I heard screaming so I ran towards the community college just a couple of minutes from me. | |
| "When I went over I saw that there was a very young teenager covered in blood; another very young teenager also looked injured. | |
| "There was a middle-aged man outside the community college with facial injuries and blood all over his face. | |
| "The police were already at the scene. I had seen them earlier as they were there watching the prayers. | |
| "The police put the driver of the car in the back of the police van... | |
| "When I spoke to people at the scene that had seen what happened they said that she was exiting a car park and suddenly accelerated into a crowd of people. | |
| "I was with a few other doctors that came to help but the police and paramedics were very quick and did not need our help. | |
| "The Mayor of Newcastle was also there earlier for Eid celebrations." |