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One person has suffered life-threatening injuries after a car crashed into five pedestrians in a town centre.
Nottinghamshire Police said an “argument” is believed to have taken place before a red Vauxhall Astra struck a group in Market Place, Arnold, at about 01:10 BST on Saturday.
The driver, believed to be a white man, abandoned the car and left the scene. Police added counter terrorism officers were not involved in their investigations and there was “no indication” of “any ongoing threat to the wider public”.
Market Place and the junctions from Gedling Road to Derby Street, Hallams Lane and Central Avenue were cordoned off as investigations continued.
Police said the closures were expected to remain in place “for some time” and advised people to avoid the area.
Det Ch Insp Ruby Burrow said there was no indication at this stage of any ongoing threat to the wider public and asked for witnesses to come forward.
“This was a serious incident which will have caused concern in the community,” she said.
“We believe an argument has taken place in Arnold town centre and this has resulted in a car being driven at a group of people.
“We know five people were injured but we’d still like to hear from anyone else involved.
“Any witnesses who were in Arnold Market Place, or the wider town centre area around this time, should also get in touch.”
She added: “A number of roads are closed while investigations continue and we’d thank people for their understanding.”
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Michael Payne, MP for Gedling, told the BBC at the scene: “We’re a tight-knit community in Arnold.
“This has been my home my entire life. I live in Arnold and we’ll respond in the usual way as a community and will support the police in the important work they’re doing.
“My best wishes go to the individuals who’ve been hurt in the incident and I seriously hope that the said individual who’s got life-threatening injuries makes a recovery. My thoughts are with them and their family.”
Payne attended the scene alongside Gedling Borough Council leader John Clarke.
Clarke spoke of a need for barriers along the road, adding that the borough council had called for the road to be blocked off to traffic.
He added: “There need to be barriers, there needs to be prevention, and we need to look at it seriously to make people feel safe, to make the businesses stay here so they’ll prosper.”
