Derby: Seven injured and man in custody after pedestrians struck by car in Derby city centre- follow
Seven people have been injured after a car struck "multiple people" in Friar Gate in Derby city centre on Saturday evening The injuries are non-life threatening, police say, and the investigation is ongoing - here's the latest A man in his 30s, originally from India, has been arrested - He said a pair of forensic officers in white suits have arrived at the scene and are walking along Friar Gate taking pictures.
Details of the incident last night in Derby which injured seven people are continuing to emerge, but there are still several questions that remain unanswered. As the police investigation continues, you can take a look at our recap of the latest updates. We are still waiting on some questions to be answered, including: There's an eerie feel to Friar Gate this morning.
Very quiet but with lots of police and growing numbers of reporters and photographers. You can see within the police cordon, there are items of clothing on the ground, including shoes. Baggy Shanker, Labour MP for Derby South, posted on social media overnight.
He said: "My thoughts are with everyone who has been affected and with their loved ones. Shanker also repeated advice from Derbyshire Police to avoid the area and for any witnesses to come forward. An eyewitness told the the Derby Telegraph, external they were at a bar nearby and had come outside because "someone said a load of people had been hit by a car".
They said: "Everyone was talking about it and panicking, we know people who were in other bars and thought it might have been them. "It's so sad, everyone is so shook up.
People have been crying, I just can't believe something like this has happened." One of the newspaper's reporters Oscar Fisher went to the scene at about midnight, noting the streets had "fallen silent" at a time in the city centre when they should be "filled with students and locals enjoying the nightlife".