UK Counter Terror Officers Join Probe After Car Hits Pedestrians, Injuring 7

Police forensic officers fill evidence bags while working amongst a variety of personal items seen covering the road, inside a cordon set up on Friar Gate in central Derby, central England on March 29, 2026, following an incident the night before where a vehicle was driven into pedestrians. British police said they arrested a man after a car struck several pedestrians in a city in central England on Saturday night, leaving some victims seriously injured. Darren Staples / AFP via Getty Images

LONDON—British counter terrorism officers are ‌assisting police after a driver who struck pedestrians in the city of Derby ‌on Saturday night was arrested on ⁠suspicion of attempted murder, police said on Sunday.

The incident occurred at 2130 GMT on Friar Gate, a ​usually busy street in the city centre. Seven people suffered ⁠serious but not life-threatening injuries and were treated at the scene before being taken to hospital.