A woman has been arrested on suspicion of careless driving and assault after a pedestrian was allegedly hit by a car in Durham.
Police were called to the city centre during the Lumiere festival this weekend after a collision involving a pedestrian on Riverside Place. A driver, a woman in her 50s, has since been arrested.
Durham Constabulary say that no one was injured in the collision and inquiries are under way. The woman who was arrested has since been released under investigation.
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A statement from the force said: "Police were called to reports of a collision between a car and a pedestrian on Riverside Place, in Durham city, shortly before 3.30pm on Saturday. Officers who were on foot patrol nearby, as part of Lumiere, attended.
"The driver, a woman in her 50s, was arrested on suspicion of careless driving and assault and has since been released under investigation. No-one was injured."
Inquiries are ongoing and anyone with any information is asked to contact Durham Constabulary on 101 or via their live chat 101 Live Chat (durham.police.uk) quoting incident reference 248 of November 18.
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