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| Mold market crash: Police interview car driver | Mold market crash: Police interview car driver |
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| The driver of a car that crashed into market stalls, injuring eight people, has been interviewed by police. | The driver of a car that crashed into market stalls, injuring eight people, has been interviewed by police. |
| Two people suffered serious but not life-threatening injuries in the collision in Mold, Flintshire, on Saturday. | Two people suffered serious but not life-threatening injuries in the collision in Mold, Flintshire, on Saturday. |
| North Wales Police confirmed the man had been formally interviewed but had not been arrested. | North Wales Police confirmed the man had been formally interviewed but had not been arrested. |
| Witnesses say the car drove on the street, which was closed to traffic on market days. | |
| Following the incident at the weekend, mobile phone stall trader Paul Bingham told how he heard the revving of a car engine at around 10:53 GMT before it collided with one of his customers. | Following the incident at the weekend, mobile phone stall trader Paul Bingham told how he heard the revving of a car engine at around 10:53 GMT before it collided with one of his customers. |
| His stall is at the top of the market and the car missed his trailer and ploughed into another nearby. | His stall is at the top of the market and the car missed his trailer and ploughed into another nearby. |
| "It was horrendous," he told BBC Wales. | "It was horrendous," he told BBC Wales. |
| Shoppers and traders helped the injured before the emergency services arrived. | Shoppers and traders helped the injured before the emergency services arrived. |
| The town hall was used as a rest centre and Halifax bank staff took cups of tea to shocked witnesses. | The town hall was used as a rest centre and Halifax bank staff took cups of tea to shocked witnesses. |
| Eye witness Helen Freak told BBC Wales: "It made a hell of a bang, and it hit a concrete dragon. | Eye witness Helen Freak told BBC Wales: "It made a hell of a bang, and it hit a concrete dragon. |
| "I think that sort of alerted people to what was going on and we watched this car career through the market with people just trying to get out of the way - pushchairs, kids - it was horrible." | "I think that sort of alerted people to what was going on and we watched this car career through the market with people just trying to get out of the way - pushchairs, kids - it was horrible." |
| Five people were taken to Wrexham Maelor Hospital, according to North Wales Ambulance Service. | Five people were taken to Wrexham Maelor Hospital, according to North Wales Ambulance Service. |
| A female patient was flown by air ambulance to Glan Clwyd Hospital and two others with minor injuries were taken by ambulance to the Countess of Chester Hospital. | A female patient was flown by air ambulance to Glan Clwyd Hospital and two others with minor injuries were taken by ambulance to the Countess of Chester Hospital. |
| Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call 101. | Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call 101. |