Overview
- Cheshire Police say the collision happened shortly after 8 p.m. Tuesday during a group run near the village of Tattenhall.
- A Jeep Wrangler mounted a verge and struck eight runners, injuring six, with three sustaining serious head and leg injuries.
- Several victims were taken to hospitals including the major trauma centre in Stoke and Aintree in Liverpool, with others treated locally.
- The driver, 76, was breathalysed at the scene and arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
- Officers are treating the incident as a road traffic collision and have appealed for dashcam footage and witness testimonies.