TWO teens have been arrested after a car crashed into several people outside a polling station leaving a woman injured.
The hit-and-run took place outside the Holy Trinity Community Centre in Tameside, Manchester yesterday afternoon.
The car hit several people
A woman was left injured
Horrifying video shows a man speaking to the driver of the car before he suddenly drives towards a group of people.
Multiple people were hit and a 43-year-old woman was taken to hospital with “superficial injuries”.
The group attempted to chase the car down, but the driver managed to flee the scene.
A 17-year-old and 18-year-old have now been arrested.
A Greater Manchester Police police spokesperson said: “Just after 4.30pm yesterday evening, we were called to reports of a road traffic collision between a car and a pedestrian on Holy Trinity Street in Ashton Under Lyne.
“Emergency services attended the scene, and a 43-year-old woman was taken to hospital with superficial injuries.
“Enquiries have established that a car collided with the victim and failed to stop.
“The full circumstances of the incident are yet to be determined, but officers in Tameside are progressing enquiries at pace, with two arrests made.
“One man, aged 18, was arrested on suspicion of attempted section 18 assault, and a 17-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit section 18.”
A section 18 assault may include: Planning an attack on another person, selecting weapons or adapting an object to be used as a weapon, threatening another person assault using a weapon on a victim’s head.
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