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TWO men have been arrested after a group of people reported to be Workers Party election canvassers were run down by a car.
The vehicle sped off, leaving a woman injured during the incident near a polling station on Holy Trinity Street in Ashton-under-Lyne in Greater Manchester, just after 4.30pm on Thursday afternoon.
Captured on video, it shows a stationary red car reverse and then accelerate forward into a group of people, scattering them and leaving one lying in the road.
Greater Manchester Police said: “Emergency services attended the scene, and a 43-year-old woman was taken to hospital with superficial injuries.
“Enquiries have established that a car collided with the victim and failed to stop.”
The statement said investigations are continuing and that two men had been arrested.
“One man, aged 18, was arrested on suspicion of attempted section 18 assault, and a 17-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit section 18,” police said.
Section 18 assault is defined as “wounding with intent or with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.”
Police have appealed for witnesses.
