Newcastle (UK) - Six people including three children have been taken to hospital after a car crashed into a crowd of Muslims leaving Eid Al-Fitr prayers outside a sports center in Newcastle. Police said the collision outside the Westgate Sports Centre around 9.14am is not believed to be terror-related.
An eight-year-old boy is said to have been critically injured, the BBC reports.
A 42-year-old woman was arrested after the collision. Hundreds of people were at the sports centre to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
The six injured people were taken to the Royal Victoria Infirmary.
Assistant Chief Constable Darren Best said: "At approximately 9.14am we received reports that a car had collided with pedestrians outside of Westgate Sports Centre, in Newcastle city center.