A teenager has been left fighting for his life after a truck driver ran him down, before turning around and running over his body again.
The 19-year-old has been left seriously injured from what police are describing as ‘a deliberate act’, but the incident is not being treated as terror-related.
Another teenage boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder after witnesses watched in horror as the truck knocked the victim down twice.
Police are now investigating the incident, which happened opposite the Ladies Mile pub, in Warmdene Avenue, Patcham, Brighton, on Saturday night.
A 19-year-old man has been left seriously injured after he was deliberately knocked down by a truck opposite the Ladies Mile pub in Warmdene Avenue, Patcham, Brighton on Saturday night
Emergency crews raced to the scene following a call at 8.47pm.
A vehicle described as a dirty pick-up truck, with a double cab and an open back, is said to have run over the man, before turning around and going over him again as his body lay on the floor.
It then drove off in an eastwards direction in Mackie Avenue.
The 19-year-old victim had been walking home with friends when the incident occurred.
He was taken to Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton where he remains in a serious, but stable condition. No-one else was injured.
The victim remains in a serious, but stable condition at the Royal County Hospital in Brighton
Detective Inspector Ian Still said: ‘Our initial indications are that this was a deliberate act in which a pick-up truck ran over the man on the pavement, before stopping and turning around, and driving over him again as his body lay on the floor.
‘We are still in the early stages of our investigation and we will be carrying out extensive enquiries to establish the full circumstances.
‘However, in light of recent events, it is important to note that we are not treating it as terror-related.
‘This was a horrific incident which has left a young man fighting for his life, and I would urge anyone with any information to report it online quoting Operation Morston.’
A 17-year-old boy from Brighton, arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, remains in police custody at this stage.
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