Six people, including three children were injured when a car ran over a crowd gathered for Eid prayers at the Westgate Sports Centre, in New Castle.
The injured are being treated at the Royal Victoria Infirmary within minutes of the crash, which happened at 9:25 am. Three have been seriously hurt, two children have had to be moved to intensive care and one adult in a high dependency unit, following the incident when a 42-year-old woman crashing into the crowds with her car. She has been arrested.
Police informed the incident was not terror-related, and a witness described it as a ‘freak accident’. A statement from the Newcastle Central Mosque read: we pray and hope all those affected recover fully soon and thank the emergency services and over 100 volunteers from the mosque for their quick response to the incident.”
