Car ‘deliberately’ ploughs into fans outside Villa Park just minutes after match with urgent hunt underway
COPS are hunting for a hit-and-run driver after a car “deliberately” ploughed into fans outside Villa Park yesterday.
Emergency services scrambled to the scene on Witton Road in Aston, at around 5.15pm yesterday after a collision involving a vehicle and multiple pedestrians.
The horror incident took place just minutes after the team’s 2-2 draw against Crystal Palace in the Premier League.
West Midlands Police said they are investigating and are carrying out CCTV inquiries to identify the vehicle involved.
One Aston Villa supporter, 33, told how it was fortunate no-one was killed after suffering serious leg injuries after a large car accelerated at her and other supporters.
She had managed to move her 85-year-old grandmother out of the way just before impact, reports Birmingham Live.
But the 33-year-old told how she was then flung over the vehicle’s bonnet and suffered injuries to her leg.
Photos showing she had sustained extensive bruising after the dangerous collision.
The fan said she was left “shocked and shaken” having just left the stadium alongside other Villa fans.
She suffered ligament damage and will also have to wear a leg brace for a number of weeks.
The woman had been attending the game with her grandmother and niece before chaos unfolded, and said the car had struck her on the side of her knee.
She told Birmingham Live: “What was meant to be a good game of football ended up with me getting hit by a car, which struck me on the side of the knee.
“He literally went into me, drove up the pavement into other people apparently. People around me were screaming. He hit multiple people, some people tried chasing after him.
“Many witnesses helped me up, but it could have been a lot worse. It has shaken me up and scared everyone.
“How no-one got killed I don’t know. It was absolutely reckless driving from him.”
Cops have since said they are seeking to identify the vehicle involved in the Saturday crash, with people who may have seen the incident asked to come forward.
A West Midlands Police spokesman said: “We were called to a collision involving a car and pedestrians in Witton Road, Aston, yesterday (Saturday).
“Thankfully no-one was seriously injured.
“We are investigating and carrying out CCTV inquiries to identify the vehicle.”
Anyone who may have seen the incident or believes they can assist with the investigation has been asked to contact the service via its website Live Chat function or call the police non-emergency 101 number, quoting log 3654 of 23 November.