Urgent hunt underway for hit-and-run driver ‘who deliberately ploughed into fans’ outside Villa Park then fled
Police are searching outside Villa Park for a hit-and-run driver ‘who deliberately drove into fans’ before fleeing the scene.
Emergency services rushed to Witton Road in Aston at around 5.15pm yesterday after reports of a collision involving a car and several pedestrians.
The hair-raising crash happened just minutes after the team’s 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace in the Premier League.
West Midlands Police said they are carrying out investigations and CCTV searches to identify the vehicle involved.
An Aston Villa supporter, 33, suffered serious leg injuries and said it was fortunate no one was killed after a large car drove towards her and other supporters.
She had managed to get rid of her 85-year-old grandmother, it was reported Birmingham Live.
But the woman was then struck by the vehicle and thrown over the hood, leaving her with extensive bruising.
The fan said she was left ‘shocked and shaken’ after the collision as she suffered ligament damage and will also have to wear a leg brace for several weeks.
Police are searching outside Villa Park for a hit-and-run driver ‘who deliberately drove into fans’ before fleeing the scene
An Aston Villa supporter, 33, suffered serious leg injuries and said it was fortunate no one was killed after a large car drove towards her and other supporters. In the photo: the injured leg of the victim in a brace
The fan had been to the game with her grandmother and niece before tragedy struck, saying the car hit her on the side of her knee. In the photo: extensive bruising suffered by the victim
She had attended the game with her grandmother and niece before tragedy struck, saying the car hit her on the side of her knee.
She told Birmingham Live: ‘What was meant to be a good game of football ended with me being hit by a car, which hit me on the side of my knee.
‘He literally ran into me, apparently drove across the sidewalk into other people. People around me were shouting. He hit several people, some people tried to chase him.
West Midlands Police said they are carrying out investigations and CCTV searches to identify the vehicle involved. Pictured: Witton Road, near Manor Road, in Aston
‘Many witnesses helped me up, but it could have been much worse. It woke me up and scared everyone.
“How no one got killed, I don’t know. It was absolutely reckless to drive away from him.”
A police spokesman said: ‘We were called to a collision involving a car and pedestrians in Witton Road, Aston yesterday.
‘Luckily no one was seriously injured. We are investigating and conducting camera searches to identify the car.
‘If you witnessed this incident and can assist with our investigation, please contact us via Live Chat on our website or by calling 101, quoting log 3654 of November 23.’