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Hit and run treated as attempted murder

Hit and run was on Fore Street, Tiverton

Five people run over.

A teenager and a man in his 20s are in custody on suspicion of attempted murder following a hit and run incident in the centre of Tiverton in the early hours of Sunday.

Two groups had got into what police call an "altercation' around 3.20 am in Fore Street. With police there, one group left in a blue Honda. That returned a short time later and collided with five members of the second group and then drove off. 5 men sustained minor injuries and have since been discharged from hospital. 

Later a burnt our area, believed to be linked to the incident, was located.

DI Dave Pebworth said: "We are actively seeing witnessed that may have seen or heard around the times of the incident, in particular anything leading up to the incident.

"A 19-year-old man and a 24-year-old man were arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and have been released under investigation pending further enquiries.

“We are treating this as an isolated incident.”

Witnesses or anyone with information is asked to call police on 101 quoting log 189 of 22 July. Calls cost 15 pence.

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