A BABY and child have been rushed to hospital and five adults were injured after a driver in his 80s ploughed into pedestrians at a Christmas fair.
Cops confirmed that seven people were injured when they were hit by the car during the Chipping Sodbury Christmas Sunday event near Bristol.
The incident happened at around lunchtime when a driver, believed to be a man in his 80s, tried to manoeuvre out of a parking space.
But he ploughed into the crowd who were attending the festive event at the top of the high street.
The fair which used to be called Victorian Day is very popular with families.
A spokesperson for Avon and Somerset Police said that the collision was “low-speed”.
The force also said that emergency services have been on scene to deal with the incident, including paramedics and police.
An Avon and Somerset Police spokesperson said: “We were called at midday on Sunday December 1 to a report of a car in a low-speed collision with pedestrians while manoeuvring out of a parking space.
“The driver – believed to be a man in his eighties – and seven pedestrians including five adults and two children were assessed by ambulance crew at the scene.
“We’d like to reassure people that despite the large emergency response no one is currently described as having either life-threatening or life-changing injuries.”
The police spokesperson added: “Two young children, including a baby, have gone to hospital.”
The organisers of the event said they have been advised by police not to cancel the Christmas Sunday event.
They have also called on onlookers not to rubberneck or take pictures of those being treated for their injuries or of the scene.
In a post on their Facebook page, they said: “As many of you are aware there has been an incident at the top of the High Street.
“We have been advised by the police not to cancel today’s event so the remainder of the High Street from Hobbs House Bakery down towards Broad Street and Horse Street is still open.
“We would ask anyone attending today to please not take photos of the incident, and not speculate on social media as we work the emergency services to help those people who need assistance.”
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