The incident occurred in a busy area of bars and nightclubs, where a large number of young people were gathered. Police detained the attacker, a 30-year-old man of Indian origin, approximately twelve hours after the attack. Witnesses reported that the vehicle plowed into the crowd around 22:00, at a time of high foot traffic in the area, which caused panic among those present. Derbyshire Police attempted to reassure the public by preliminarily ruling out that it was a terrorist act. At least seven people were seriously injured after a man drove his vehicle into a crowd in the city of Derby, in central England, during the night on Saturday. Authorities consider him a suspect in several crimes, including attempted murder, although no details have been provided yet about the motives that led him to commit the act, according to the Argentine News Agency. According to police sources, the seven victims suffered serious injuries, but none are in life-threatening condition. “Although we know this will cause alarm, we want to assure people that we do not believe there is an ongoing danger to the public,” they said in an official statement.
