Moment taxi hits World Cup fans and injures eight in #Moscow street

This is the horrific moment a taxi driver rammed his vehicle through a busy crowd containing World Cup football fans, just yards from Moscow's Red Square. Eight people were injured in the collision but it appears as that many more were hit by the vehicle. Two Mexicans, two Russians and one Ukrainian were hospitalised in the crash.At least one person hit was wearing a Mexico kit, with the North American nation due to kick-off their World Cup campaign against Germany in Moscow's Luzhniki stadium tomorrow. Moscow police said the driver had a Kyrgyzstan driving licence and lost control of the vehicle. Video footage shows the driver mounting the pavement and hitting around a dozen people. One person wearing a red and green Mexico top can be seen trying to bang on the window while another person wearing a black top can be seen trying to smash his way into the vehicle to grab the driver. The driver manages to escape the clutches of both men and escapes on foot, but is quickly followed by an angry mob who try to wrestle him to the ground. Sources claim the driver may have been drunk.Another witness at the scene said about the taxi driver: 'He was pulled out of the vehicle, he ran off but bystanders apprehended him. He was shouting: "It wasn't me".' Asked if the driver appeared drunk, the witness said: 'No, he wasn't drunk. ' Witnesses said the driver allegedly tried to flee from the scene but was apprehended by police. The driver was named as Analbek uulu, 28.He has been detained and is undergoing polce interrogation. Photographs from the scene show the bumper of the car completely detached from the rest of the vehicle, while a parking sign has also been ripped to the ground. The vehicle also appears to have mounted the pavement but it has now been towed away from the scene. Two ambulances were also pictured at the scene.The two Mexicans injured in the crash were only lightly injured and are in a stable condition, according to the Mexican embassy in Russia. The accident took place on Ilinka Street, around 200 metres from Red Square and Moscow's famous GUM shopping centre.

• 2018-06-17T14:39:12+00:00
• Duration: 03:12

• Russia
• Moscow
• News
• news2018
• TaxiMoscowAttack

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