18/10/2010

Man Arrested Over Nightclub Car Crash

A 26-year-old man has been arrested after a stolen car was deliberately driven into a group of people outside a nightclub.

The Saab car mounted the pavement on Packer Street, outside the Dali Bar, injuring a total of fourteen people. Three people remain in hospital.

The incident took place at 2.10am on Sunday in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. Police are currently searching for another 26-year-old in connection with the incident.

The pair are thought to have been aggrieved after being refused entry to the bar earlier in the evening.

The man arrested is being held on suspicion of attempted murder and officers have appealed for helping in finding his accomplice.

A police spokesman said: "The person we are looking for knows we want to speak to him so if anyone knows where he is they should call us”.

The stolen Saab was found two hours later in Albert Royds Street.

(BMcN/GK)


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