Two pedestrians fighting for life after being mown down in horror crash, as two men arrested
TWO pedestrians are fighting for their lives after being mowed down in a horror smash.
Police and paramedics rushed to the scene in Reading, Berks, shortly after 10.30am today after two men were knocked down and left with life-threatening injuries.
Two men, aged 31 and 35, were arrested at the scene on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
Both were being held in police cells tonight.
Police said that the two pedestrians - one a man aged in his 30s - suffered very serious injuries and are in hospital.
A spokesman for Thames Valley Police said: "Officers are appealing for witnesses to a road traffic collision that left two people with serious injuries in Reading.
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"At around 10.40am today a blue saloon car, travelling from the town centre, was involved in a collision with two pedestrians on Shinfield Road, at the junction with Cressingham Road.
"The two pedestrians, one of whom is a man in his 30s, have been taken to hospital with serious injuries and remain in a life-threatening condition.
"A 31-year-old man and a 35-year-old man, both from Reading, have been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving. They remain in custody."
Investigating officer, Sergeant Joe Clamp, of the Joint Operations Roads Policing Unit, said: “We have spoken to a number of witnesses following this incident and have obtained some dash-cam footage, however I am appealing for anyone who may have witnessed what happened and who has not yet spoken to us, to please come forward.
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“Additionally, I would ask anyone who was in the area around the time of this collision and who has a dash-cam, to please review any footage in case it may have captured something that could assist our investigation."
Neither of the victims has yet been named by the police.