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| Two badly hurt at Portsmouth car meet as vehicle leaves road | Two badly hurt at Portsmouth car meet as vehicle leaves road |
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| The crash happened on Portfield Road in Portsmouth | The crash happened on Portfield Road in Portsmouth |
| A 17-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving after a vehicle hit a group of people gathered at a car meet. | A 17-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving after a vehicle hit a group of people gathered at a car meet. |
| A teenage girl and a woman, aged in her 20s, were seriously hurt when a blue Mazda MX5 veered off the road in Portsmouth. | A teenage girl and a woman, aged in her 20s, were seriously hurt when a blue Mazda MX5 veered off the road in Portsmouth. |
| Two other people suffered minor injuries, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary said. | Two other people suffered minor injuries, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary said. |
| Officers were called to the meet on Portfield Road on Saturday night. | Officers were called to the meet on Portfield Road on Saturday night. |
| Witness plea | Witness plea |
| About 40 to 50 cars had gathered, said the force, which urged anyone with information or footage of the event to come forward. | About 40 to 50 cars had gathered, said the force, which urged anyone with information or footage of the event to come forward. |
| "We have already received a number of submissions from people, and all available footage will assist with our inquiries, whether this is dashcam footage, mobile phone video or anything else," it said in a statement. | "We have already received a number of submissions from people, and all available footage will assist with our inquiries, whether this is dashcam footage, mobile phone video or anything else," it said in a statement. |
| The force continued: "It is important to remember vehicles being driven in an anti-social manner, especially where there is a large gathering of people and vehicles, is a risk to public safety." | The force continued: "It is important to remember vehicles being driven in an anti-social manner, especially where there is a large gathering of people and vehicles, is a risk to public safety." |
| It comes just over a week after a 16-year-old girl was seriously injured at a car meet in Waterlooville. | It comes just over a week after a 16-year-old girl was seriously injured at a car meet in Waterlooville. |
| Police were called to a Morrisons car park in Lakesmere Road at about 20:40 GMT on 20 January. | Police were called to a Morrisons car park in Lakesmere Road at about 20:40 GMT on 20 January. |
| The force had a second call just before 21:20 reporting a cream Fiat 500 had hit pedestrians. | The force had a second call just before 21:20 reporting a cream Fiat 500 had hit pedestrians. |
| The girl was found with a serious injury to her knee and taken to hospital. | The girl was found with a serious injury to her knee and taken to hospital. |
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| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Waterlooville | Waterlooville |
| Portsmouth | Portsmouth |
| Hampshire |