Three people injured and BMW driver arrested after reportedly reversing into pedestrians
One of the pedestrians was a teenage boy
A man has been arrested following a road traffic collision which resulted in three pedestrians being taken taken to hospital.
The incident is reported to have taken place in Durham City centre yesterday afternoon.
A Durham Constabulary spokesperson said: “A man was driving a BMW when requested to stop by an officer from our Motorcycle Section just after 3.30pm, after being suspected of being on his mobile phone.
“The driver failed to stop and collided with a parked car on North Road before reversing into three pedestrians.
“The pedestrians, a man, woman, and 17-year-old boy, were injured and taken to hospital. Thankfully their injuries were not life-threatening.
“The driver of the BMW, a man in his 50s, was arrested at the scene on suspicion of dangerous driving and taken into custody where he remains today.”
A North East Ambulance Service spokesperson added: “We received a call at 3.38pm on Wednesday 11 November to reports of a road traffic collision on North Road in Durham. We dispatched two ambulance crews to the scene and transported patients to University Hospital of North Durham for further treatment."