Villa Park hit and run horror as cops hunt driver 'who deliberately hit crowd' after match

A manhunt has been launched by the police for a driver who hit a crowd of people after a Premier League match, leaving one person injured. West Midlands Police are on the hunt for a driver who "deliberately'" drove into fans outside Villa Park, on Trinity Road, Birmingham, on Saturday, November 23.

One supporter, among those injured in the collision, expressed shock that no fatalities occurred when the car mounted the pavement outside the stadium following the home team's 2-2 draw against Crystal Palace. The 33 year old victim recounted how the car accelerated and hit her and several others on Witton Road, near Manor Road, in Aston, around 5.15pm, on November 23.

She told Birmingham Live about her terrifying experience of having to move her 85 year old grandmother out of the car's path, putting herself at risk. The woman was thrown over the vehicle's bonnet and sustained injuries to her leg, with photos revealing extensive bruising from the incident.

She had attended the game with her grandmother and niece before the chaos ensued, and said the car struck her on the side of her knee. Speaking to Birmingham Live, she said: "What was meant to be a good game of football ended up with me getting hit by a car, which struck me on the side of the knee. Was coming out of Villa about to cross the road and this big black car accelerated straight into us. I had shoved my elderly relative out the way and went onto the bonnet."

"He literally went into me, drove up the pavement into other people apparently. People around me were screaming. He hit multiple people, some people tried chasing after him. Many witnesses helped me up, but it could have been a lot worse. It has shaken me up and scared everyone. How no-one got killed I don't know.", reports the Mirror.

"It was absolutely reckless driving from him. Police were made aware and this has been reported to them."

Police are now appealing for witnesses following a vehicle which caused chaos, injuring several pedestrians in a crash on Saturday.