China car 'attack': Multiple people hurt after vehicle 'ploughs into exercise group'

Shocking footage shows the moment a car ploughed into a group of people exercising near a sports centre in - as some can be heard shouting the word "terrorist".

The harrowing incident unfolded outside Zhuhai Sports Centre on Monday. Emergency services rushed to the scene following reports that several people were "knocked to the ground." The victims were reportedly exercising at the time of the crash.

According to witness accounts on social media, the victims were mostly middle aged and elderly people. Medics could be seen at the scene located in Guangdong Province.

In a post on , a witness wrote: "Breaking news! Around 8pm on November 11th, Zhuhai Sports Center. An off-road vehicle rushed into the sports center's track in an apparent act of revenge, hitting a group of people who were walking and exercising."

"The video showed that a large number of people were knocked to the ground and some people shouted terrorists." The post continued: "It is reported that most of the people who were hit were wearing the same clothes and were a group of middle-aged and elderly people who were exercising on the track.

"Medical staff are treating the injured, and staff at the scene are persuading onlookers to leave and ask them not to take pictures."

In harrowing footage online, multiple people appeared to be injured as they were lying on the ground. Shocked onlookers stood at the scene as people checked on the victims. According to the witness, the vehicle was an SUV. It reportedly fled the scene.

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