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| Three people were injured after a car mounted the pavement and collided with pedestrians. | Three people were injured after a car mounted the pavement and collided with pedestrians. |
| The police were called to the scene in Leicester city centre just before 5pm on Tuesday after reports that a car had hit passersby. | The police were called to the scene in Leicester city centre just before 5pm on Tuesday after reports that a car had hit passersby. |
| Dr Beejay Bhatt, a company director, said he saw a car “come barrelling down the road” and mount a pavement before sending a woman “flying”. | Dr Beejay Bhatt, a company director, said he saw a car “come barrelling down the road” and mount a pavement before sending a woman “flying”. |
| The 36-year-old said a teenager was then “launched into the door” of a fast-food outlet and “bounced” off. | The 36-year-old said a teenager was then “launched into the door” of a fast-food outlet and “bounced” off. |
| Emergency services arrived minutes later. | Emergency services arrived minutes later. |
| He said: “It was pandemonium. Hundreds of people started crowding and the police had to put up this tape. It was like tenpin bowling. It was ridiculous.” | He said: “It was pandemonium. Hundreds of people started crowding and the police had to put up this tape. It was like tenpin bowling. It was ridiculous.” |
| Bhatt said the site of the incident, by Humberstone Gate, near the junction with Charles Street, was near a line of about eight bus stops which, given the time and central location, were crowded with people making their way home. | Bhatt said the site of the incident, by Humberstone Gate, near the junction with Charles Street, was near a line of about eight bus stops which, given the time and central location, were crowded with people making their way home. |
| After the incident, Humberstone Gate was closed from its junction with Charles Street to its junction with Wharf Street South. Yeoman Street was also closed. | After the incident, Humberstone Gate was closed from its junction with Charles Street to its junction with Wharf Street South. Yeoman Street was also closed. |