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Moment Brit is mown down in hit-and-run in Magaluf as driver is arrested on suspicion of attempted murder
THIS is the shocking moment a Brit holidaymaker and his friend were run down by a car in Magaluf.
Another Brit tourist, 29, has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after the man and woman were hurt in a hit-and-run following a row outside a nearby fast food restaurant.
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Footage shows a car appearing to drive at a group of people standing on the pavement before the pair are sent flying.
Another three people next to them, a woman they had been chatting to and two men a couple of feet away, manage to run out of the car's path as it approaches at speed and veers towards them.
The woman was left unconscious on the pavement, and both were rushed to a private hospital in the Majorca capital Palma following the incident shortly after 4am on Thursday.
Police confirmed the arrest this morning and said one of the hit-and-run victims was a man while the other was a Polish woman.
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Local reports claimed the suspect had previously rowed with a British man whose girlfriend had got into a scrap with his partner.
He is alleged to have left the scene in a rage before mounting the pavement and injuring the two people he appeared to deliberately drive at in the CCTV footage which has emerged.
The suspect, a 29-year-old man who has not yet been named, was arrested at nearby Son Matias beach after a police manhunt.
A spokesman for the Civil Guard said: “A 29-year-old British man who was on holiday in Majorca has been arrested on suspicion of attempted homicide following a hit-and-run incident in Magaluf in the early hours of yesterday morning.
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“He was held at nearby Son Matias beach after a police search for him and his vehicle.
“The incident was preceded by some sort of argument that is still under investigation.
“One of the people hurt is a Polish woman and the other a British man. Both were also on holiday in the area.”
A well-placed source said: “They were both hospitalised but despite the severity of the impact they did not suffer serious injuries and have now been released after treatment.
“They are very likely to have survived without life-changing injuries.
"The footage clearly shows the car hit them full on at speed.”
The suspect is due to appear in court in the next few hours so an investigating magistrate can decide whether to remand him in custody or release him on bail.
The hearing will be held in private as is normal in Spain where only trials take place in public.
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