LONDON, Jun 26 – Six people were injured on Sunday after a car mounted a pavement outside a sports centre in the northern English city of Newcastle, but the incident is not believed to be terrorism-related, police said. Dozens of people were at the sports center celebrating the Muslim festival of Eid, which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, when the car left the road and drove up onto the pavement.
Assistant chief constable for Northumbria police, Darren Best said the enquiries that they have made so far … are telling them that this was not a purposeful act, it appears to be a tragic accident. He said three adults and three children had been injured; two of the children were in intensive care in hospital and one adult was on a high dependency unit.
Police said a 42-year-old woman had been detained and was in custody. The police in a statement earlier said that Northumbria Police received reports that a vehicle had collided with pedestrians outside of Westgate Sports Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne on Sunday June 25, at approximately 9.14am. — Reuters
