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Victims were 'simply enjoying night out,' says chief superintendent
  1. 'No ongoing risk to the public' say policepublished at 08:51 BST 29 March

    In their first statement on Saturday evening, Derbyshire Police said: "Although we know this will be alarming, we would like to reassure people that we do not believe there is an ongoing risk to the public.

    "No further information is available at this stage but we will post an update as soon as we have one."

    Cordon in Friar Gate
  2. Seven injured, driver in custody - the latest police statement in fullpublished at 08:40 BST 29 March
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    We've just received an updated statement from Derbyshire Constabulary:

    We can confirm that seven people were injured when a car was driven into pedestrians in a city centre street.

    The car, a black Suzuki Swift, struck a number of people in Friar Gate at about 9.30pm on Saturday 28 March.

    Seven people were treated at the scene by ambulance crews and taken to Royal Derby Hospital and Queen’s Medical Centre in Nottingham.

    The seven suffered a range of serious but not life-threatening injuries and we can confirm that contrary to online speculation, no one died in the incident.

    A man in his 30s, who is originally from India, was found a short time after the incident.

    He was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, causing serious injury through dangerous driving, inflicting grievous bodily harm with intent, and dangerous driving.

    He remains in police custody.

    The investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident are ongoing and we are keeping an open mind as to the motives.

  3. 'Multiple pedestrians' struck by car in Derby, as man arrestedpublished at 08:38 BST 29 March

    A man in his 30s has been arrested after "multiple people" were struck by a car in Derby city centre on Saturday evening.

    A number of people were injured, some seriously, in the incident in Friar Gate at approximately 21:30 GMT - which involved a black Suzuki Swift.

    We'll bring you the latest updates on this page - stay with us.