Car hits a throng of French people - media

Six people were injured, two of whom were hospitalized, after a car lost control and hit a crowd of onlookers at an illegal street race in Bordeaux, southwest France on Friday night. Four people have been taken into police custody following the incident, which occurred at around 11:15pm local time. The injured parties are aged between 17 and 26 with two people – both aged 18 – said to be seriously wounded. An investigation has been opened by the Bordeaux prosecutor’s office for “aggravated involuntary injuries.” Initial investigations have determined that the incident was not a deliberate act. The driver, a local French male born in 1990, initially fled the scene but was “pursued by witnesses who ended up blocking him in the town of Bassens,” said the prosecutor’s office. All four remained in custody as of Saturday morning.