Several people injured as car drives into crowd in terrifying scenes outside ground where Barcelona face Espanyol
A car was filmed running over a crowd of people in terrifying scenes outside the stadium where Barcelona’s win over Espanyol was played. Local police have confirmed 13 people were injured in the shocking incident outside Espanyol’s RCDE Stadium but none are thought to be serious. The car was surrounded by fansX @TheBlones10 Before driving into a crowd in a terrifying momentX @TheBlones10 Police chased the vehicle as the chaos unfoldedX @TheBlones10 The police later confirmed that three of the people are being treated at the Sant Joan de Deu Barcelona Hospital (the Barcelona Children’s Hospital) but are in ‘mild condition’. Four others, who are described to be in ‘less serious condition’ have been taken to two separate hospitals. Meanwhile, five are being treated at the scene while the remaining victim has already been discharged by the medical authorities. “Several people injured near Espanyol stadium after being hit by a vehicle,” a statement from the Police of Catalonia read. “The situation is controlled and in no case does it pose a risk to people inside the sports venue.” “The injured people are being treated by emergency services and the driver of the vehicle has been arrested,” the Police of Catalonia added. “There is a large police presence in the area.” It’s not clear who the driver is and what caused the driver of the vehicle to drive into the crowd. Although president of the Catalonia government Salvador Illa has been quoted claiming that the collision was accidental. “It was an accident, there were some injuries, none serious, fortunately,” he said. The car was unsurprisingly damaged after the shocking incident Police arrested the driver of the white Peugeot “The security and assistance services reacted quickly, and the spokesperson for the Mossos d’Esquadra (Catalan police) has provided explanations to various media outlets, as far as I know, and therefore, there is no major incident to regret.” The shocking scenes momentarily halted play inside the stadium, with some fans inside the ground alleged to have attempted to see the game get cancelled. Several Espanyol players were seen in communication with home spectators behind the goal, before they then gestured towards the Spanish official. The referee then halted the game before speaking to members of both benches and the police with the match resuming two minutes later. It’s widely reported that fans inside the ground were told on the PA system that there were no serious injuries or fatalities. Barcelona secured the LaLiga title with a 2-0 win at their rivals to them an unassailable seven points clear of second-placed Real Madrid with two matches remaining. Yamal’s stunning strike would be a goal worthy of winning any titleAFP Lamine Yamal’s sublime curling effort in the 53rd minute opened the scoring for Barca. And Fermin Lopez’s deflected strike in stoppage-time sealed the all-important three points for Hansi Flick’s side. Meanwhile, Espanyol are still not safe from relegation as they’re five points clear of the drop zone.
A car was filmed running over a crowd of people in terrifying scenes outside the stadium where Barcelona’s win over Espanyol was played.
Local police have confirmed 13 people were injured in the shocking incident outside Espanyol’s RCDE Stadium but none are thought to be serious.
The police later confirmed that three of the people are being treated at the Sant Joan de Deu Barcelona Hospital (the Barcelona Children’s Hospital) but are in ‘mild condition’.
Four others, who are described to be in ‘less serious condition’ have been taken to two separate hospitals.
Meanwhile, five are being treated at the scene while the remaining victim has already been discharged by the medical authorities.
“Several people injured near Espanyol stadium after being hit by a vehicle,” a statement from the Police of Catalonia read.
“The situation is controlled and in no case does it pose a risk to people inside the sports venue.”
“The injured people are being treated by emergency services and the driver of the vehicle has been arrested,” the Police of Catalonia added.
“There is a large police presence in the area.”
It’s not clear who the driver is and what caused the driver of the vehicle to drive into the crowd.
Although president of the Catalonia government Salvador Illa has been quoted claiming that the collision was accidental.
“It was an accident, there were some injuries, none serious, fortunately,” he said.
“The security and assistance services reacted quickly, and the spokesperson for the Mossos d’Esquadra (Catalan police) has provided explanations to various media outlets, as far as I know, and therefore, there is no major incident to regret.”
The shocking scenes momentarily halted play inside the stadium, with some fans inside the ground alleged to have attempted to see the game get cancelled.
Several Espanyol players were seen in communication with home spectators behind the goal, before they then gestured towards the Spanish official.
The referee then halted the game before speaking to members of both benches and the police with the match resuming two minutes later.
It’s widely reported that fans inside the ground were told on the PA system that there were no serious injuries or fatalities.
Barcelona secured the LaLiga title with a 2-0 win at their rivals to them an unassailable seven points clear of second-placed Real Madrid with two matches remaining.
Lamine Yamal’s sublime curling effort in the 53rd minute opened the scoring for Barca.
And Fermin Lopez’s deflected strike in stoppage-time sealed the all-important three points for Hansi Flick’s side.
Meanwhile, Espanyol are still not safe from relegation as they’re five points clear of the drop zone.
