Car ploughs into crowd during boy racer meet after hurtling off road

750     0
Car ploughs into crowd during boy racer meet after hurtling off road
Car ploughs into crowd during boy racer meet after hurtling off road

Two people have been left seriously injured after a vehicle ploughed into a crowd during a car meet in a Morrisons car park.

Police raced to the scenes of carnage in Portsmouth late on Saturday night after a Mazda MX5 veered off the road, and were stunned to find 40 to 50 cars present.

A teenage girl and woman, aged in her 20s, were seriously hurt and two other people suffered minor injuries as the vehicle hurtled into the crowd, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary said.

A 17-year-old boy has now been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving after a vehicle hit a group of spectators.

"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.

'Dangerous' driver sparks fury after placing 'insane' note on back window qhiqqxidriqqqinv'Dangerous' driver sparks fury after placing 'insane' note on back window
Car ploughs into crowd during boy racer meet after hurtling off roadA teenage girl and woman, aged in her 20s, were seriously hurt (Ben Lack-YappApp)
Car ploughs into crowd during boy racer meet after hurtling off roadA Mazda MX5 veered off the road and ploughed into a crowd of spectators (Ben Lack-YappApp)

"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 girl aged 16 was badly hurt at a car meet in Waterlooville.

Police were called to a Morrisons car park at around 8.40pm on January 20.

The force had a second call just before 9.20pm reporting that a cream Fiat 500 had hit pedestrians.

The girl was found with a serious injury to her knee and taken to hospital.

Mark Branagan

Hampshire Police, Dangerous driving

Read more similar news:

02.02.2023, 19:00 • Crime
Driver rams police officer off motorbike then speeds away in horror hit and run
11.02.2023, 19:08 • Crime
Speeding drunk driver kills woman in 100mph crash after failing to stop for cops
14.02.2023, 15:08 • News
Highway Code rules which can land Brits with huge fines - from phones to lights
15.02.2023, 02:49 • News
Common 'Zone X' dashcam error risks £200 fine and penalty points, drivers warned
16.02.2023, 10:33 • News
Husband races home 'to find dying wife, stepdaughter and grandson struck by car'
16.02.2023, 21:32 • News
Driver admits killing mum after car crashed into Tesla shop and onto train track
18.02.2023, 22:04 • Crime
Drug-driving ex Met-cop son involved in killer smash spared jail for THIRD time
21.02.2023, 16:17 • News
Trio killed in crash including brother who donated kidney to save sister’s life
22.02.2023, 14:22 • News
Dad who killed only son in crash after losing control of Audi at 137mph jailed
22.02.2023, 15:06 • Crime
Patrol officer inches away from death after nearly being hit by runaway truck