Two children hurt after car crashes into pedestrians at Christmas market

Two young children, including a baby, person been taken to infirmary aft a car crashed into a radical of pedestrians astatine a Christmas market.

The South Western Ambulance Service received a telephone astatine 11:58 GMT connected Sunday regarding the incidental connected the High Street successful Chipping Sodbury, adjacent Bristol.

Avon Fire and Rescue Service said a antheral - believed to beryllium successful his 80s - collided with pedestrians astatine a low-speed portion manoeuvring retired of a parking space.

A spokesperson said that contempt the ample exigency effect nary 1 is presently described arsenic having either life-threatening oregon life-changing injuries.

Five ambulances, an aerial ambulance, and respective different resources were dispatched to the scene.

In a connection posted to Facebook, the organisers confirmed the Christmas Sunday lawsuit was inactive continuing.

They said: "We person been advised by the constabulary not to cancel today's event, truthful the remainder of the High Street from Hobbs House Bakery down towards Broad Street and Horse Street is inactive open.

"We would inquire anyone attending contiguous to delight not instrumentality photos of the incident, and not speculate connected societal media arsenic we enactment the exigency services to assistance those radical who request assistance."