Terrified witness says 'man went up in air' in horror Nottingham attack
A witness has described the moment she saw a woman being thrown onto the kerb and a man going up in the air after being struck by a van in Nottingham.
It comes after three people were found dead in the city centre in what police described as a "horrific and tragic incident".
A 31-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after two people were found dead in the street in Ilkeston Road just after 4am today.
A third man was found dead in Magdala Road, Nottinghamshire Police said.
Another three people are in hospital after someone tried to run them over on Milton Street. Police have described the deaths and injuries as being connected.
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Armed police are at the scene.
Lynn Haggitt said she was feeling “shaky” after describing what she saw (@Channel4News/Twitter)Lynn Haggitt told BBC News she was feeling “shaky” after describing what she saw elsewhere in the city this morning.
She described how a white van pulled up beside her at 5.30am on her way to work near the Theatre Royal: “He looked in his mirror, saw a police car behind him, he then quickened up, there were two people, two in the corner, he went straight into these two people.”
“The woman went on the kerb, the man went up in the air, there was such a bang, I wish I never saw it, it’s really shaken me up.
“I went over, perhaps I shouldn’t have gone over but I wanted to see if I could help.
A white van pictured within a police cordon in Bentinck Road (Joseph Raynor/ Nottingham Post)“He (the van driver) backed up after he hit… and drove up Parliament Street.
“The woman was sitting up on the kerb, she looked OK. The man was laying down, but then he got up, sat on the side waiting for an ambulance,” Ms Haggitt said, adding: “I can’t believe he was able to get up after the head wound”.
When asked if she thought the collision was deliberate, Ms Haggitt went on to tell Channel 4 News: “I don’t think I should say that, but to me he went straight into them, he didn’t even bother to turn, just went back straight into them.”
When asked if the people hit were hurt badly, she said that a man appeared to have a head injury.
Police swoop on suspect next to an open white van“They did get him to his feet,” she added, but said of the woman who was hit: “She was sitting up on the curb, to me she looked OK”.
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“I was there for 15 minutes and there was no ambulance. One of the policemen, I think, did first aid. He looked after a man on the floor.”
Meanwhile, in a separate part of the city, video captured by another eyewitness on Bentinck Road shows officers detaining someone on the ground next to a white Vauxhall Vivaro, which has its passenger side door open.
The student told GB News: “We woke up this morning at about 5.30am to what sounded like gunshots.
An armed officer in the city centre (PA)"We ran to the window and there was armed police running out of what looked like an undercover car. And then the suspect was tasered and dragged out by them and then arrested.
“We didn’t actually see any gunshots but it certainly sounded like them and the glass was all smashed in the van.”
Kane Brady, a student at the University of Nottingham, told GB News he saw a knife being taken from a white van after a man was arrested outside his house on Maples Street.
Mr Brady said: “We woke up to shouts of ‘armed police’ and what… sounded like some very loud noises, what sounded like gunshots – it was that loud.
“I looked out the bedroom window and saw Tasers. I saw a man being dragged out (of the van) and pinned to the floor.
“I saw him getting arrested, him trying to resist.
“I then later saw when they opened the van, I saw a large knife being pulled out and then straight away that’s when police closed off both roads, both Maples Street and Bentinck Road.”
Police cordoned off around 400 yards of the scene at Ilkeston Road with tape, and what appeared to be medical kit was scattered across the road.
Two forensic officers arrived and appeared to dedicate the majority of their time at a bathroom and plumbing business called Willbond.
A police forensics officer on Ilkeston Road (PA)The forensic officers eventually left the scene on foot with a black crate and a large plastic bag.
Rishi Sunak thanked the emergency services for their response to the “shocking incident”, adding: “My thoughts are with those injured, and the family and loved ones of those who have lost their lives.”
Chief Constable Kate Meynell said: “This is a horrific and tragic incident which has claimed the lives of three people.
“We believe these three incidents are all linked and we have a man in custody.
There is a huge police presence at the scene (PA)“This investigation is at its early stages and a team of detectives is working to establish exactly what has happened.
“We ask the public to be patient while inquiries continue. At this time, a number of roads in the city will remain closed as this investigation progresses.”
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