Speeding driver smashes into parked vehicle - leaving one person fighting for life and four others seriously injured - at car meet held in memory of fatal road crash victim
- Two drivers and three pedestrians have been badly injured after crash in Lincoln
- Two cars crashed into a large crowd at car meet and then drove away last night
- Lincolnshire Police say pedestrian currently fighting for life in a critical condition
- Police are appealing for witnesses to the crash to come forward with information
This is the shocking moment a car crashed into a parked vehicle at high speed leaving one person fighting for life while four others were seriously injured.
The horror crash happened at a memorial event and saw the speeding vehicle plough into a crowd of spectators who had gathered for the event in Lincoln.
Video shared on social media shows a light coloured vehicle speed past a crowd before hitting the parked vehicle and spinning out as the shocked onlookers gasp.
Police closed the road and the five injured people were rushed to hospital for treatment after the crash which took place in Whisby Road, Lincoln, at about 10pm last night.
It is understood the car meet was being held in memory of 36-year-old Damian Buckle who died last week in a motorbike crash, according to the Sun.
The crash involved two cars - one which was parked - which hit the pedestrians before the driver of the speeding car drove off and ended up in a ditch at a second scene.
Pictured: This is the shocking moment a car crashes into a parked vehicle at high speed before hitting spectators leaving one person fighting for life while four others are seriously injured
Pictured: Video shows a light coloured vehicle speed past a crowd before hitting the parked vehicle and spinning out as the shocked onlookers gasp. Five were left seriously injured
Incident took place at a car meet-up (pictured) for someone who had previously died in a crash
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Two of those injured are understood to be the drivers of the two cars involved in the crash and police have confirmed that one pedestrian remains in a critical condition.
Investigators have said the cars were travelling at high speed at the time of the crash and they are appealing for witnesses to come forward.
Detective Superintendent Peter Grayson, of Lincolnshire Police, said: 'This is a very serious collision with profound physical consequences for those injured.
'The event had a large crowd, and we would like to speak to anyone who has not yet been spoken to as part of our investigations.
Five people are in hospital with serious injuries after two cars ploughed into a crowd at a car meet in Lincoln last night. Pictured: the meet (it is unknown which cars were involved)
Two of those injured at the event (pictured) are understood to be the drivers of the two cars involved in the crash and police confirmed that one pedestrian remains in a critical condition
'We would also like to hear from anyone who was in the area that evening, and witnessed the incident, the gathering, or has dashcam or mobile phone footage of the incident itself.
'We have been on scene since just after 10.15pm last night, and will remain in the area during today as we carry out our initial enquiries.'
Police, EMAS, fire crews, the air ambulance, and the Coast Guard helicopter all attended and the stretch of road was closed until around 8.30am this morning.
The event was being held in memory of father-of-two Damian Buckle who died after his motorbike was involved in a crash with a van on the A46 last Friday, August 13.
Friends and family organised the event as a mark of respect and gathered near a business park where they set off fireworks.
Eyewitness Shakira Hensby described how she was clipped in the face by a wing mirror.
Lincolnshire Police, fire and paramedics rushed to Whisby Road in Lincoln (pictured)
She posted: 'What a night tonight has been, leaving the majority of people shook up and hurt in some way.
'It all happened so slow - but so fast. I'll probably have a nice bruise on my face from getting hit with a wing mirror - but I'd rather that than anything else.
'My thoughts go out to everyone involved. Maybe people will learn to stop driving like absolute idiots as sadly this is the outcome.'
If you have were at the incident and have video footage which can help with this incident, contact Lincolnshire Police by calling 101 and quoting incident 491 of August 21.
