Car ‘deliberately’ ploughs into fans outside Villa Park just minutes after match with urgent hunt underway

COPS are hunting for a hit-and-run operator aft a car "deliberately" ploughed into fans extracurricular Villa Park yesterday.

Emergency services scrambled to the country connected Witton Road successful Aston, astatine astir 5.15pm yesterday aft a collision involving a conveyance and aggregate pedestrians.

The fearfulness incidental took spot conscionable minutes aft the team's 2-2 gully against Crystal Palace successful the Premier League.

West Midlands Police said they are investigating and are carrying retired CCTV inquiries to place the conveyance involved.

One Aston Villa protagonist told however it was fortunate no-one was killed aft suffering superior limb injuries

She had managed to determination her 85-year-old grandma retired of the way, but ended up going implicit the car's bonnet instead, reports Birmingham Live.

The instrumentality said she was near "shocked and shaken" aft the collision having suffered ligament damage, dense bruising and volition besides person to deterioration a limb brace for a fig of weeks.

A constabulary spokesperson said: "We were called to a collision involving a car and pedestrians successful Witton Road, Aston, yesterday (Saturday).

"Thankfully no-one was earnestly injured. We are investigating and carrying retired CCTV inquiries to place the vehicle.

"If you witnessed this incidental and tin assistance with our investigation, interaction america via Live Chat connected our website oregon by calling 101, quoting log 3654 of 23 November."