7 Injured as Car Hits People outside Nightclub in France


TEHRAN (Tasnim) - A car hit several people in front of a nightclub early Sunday in the town of Cambrai in northern France, injuring seven, before it crashed into a pylon, local media reported.

A car hit seven customers of a nightclub and a security guard after an alleged quarrel with the guard at about 4:00 a.m.(0200 GMT), according to local newspaper La Voix du Nord, Xinhua news agency reported.

Two of the wounded were in critical condition and have been sent to the hospital by helicopter while five others who had sustained minor injuries were taken to the Cambrai hospital, the newspaper reported.

The driver has been arrested and placed in custody.

An investigation is underway. Several witnesses said the driver had been quarrelling with the guard. A police source told the French channel LCI that the incident of the two people bickering could have led to this tragedy.