A car has ploughed into a crowd of people at a Christmas market leaving seven people injured including children.

The terrifying incident unfolded at a Christmas fair in Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire, at around lunchtime today.It is understood that a man in his 80s was attempting to manoeuvre out of a parking space when he lost control and drove into the a large crowd of people.

This left seven people injured including a young child and a baby. However, police have reassured the public that no one sustained life-threatening or life-changing injuries.

One witness, Esra Ward saw the whole horrifying incident unfold close to her pizza stall at the market.

Speaking to the BBC, she said: ‘We were just talking with the customers in front of our van.

‘The car was parked, and suddenly we saw him accelerate coming out of his parking space and hit a couple of people.

‘There was a mum with a baby in a pushchair in front of the car. Apparently at the back he has hit a few more people, a family. They had ambulances and police and fire all here in about five minutes.’