Eight injured after driver ploughs into pedestrians in California

Eight injured after driver ploughs into pedestrians in California

Eight people have been injured, including a 13-year-old, after a car appeared to drive deliberately into pedestrians near a junction in California, Еuronews reports.

Police said they believe the incident may have been intentional but do not have confirmation of any motive.

The incident happened around 7pm local time when a black car driven by an unidentified man drove across a junction, striking bystanders before crashing into a tree.

The man has been taken into custody by police.

“The driver did not break, slow down, or try to swerve,” captain Jim Choi of Sunnyvale Police told NBC News.