Witnesses to Thursday night’s incident which saw a car apparently “career” into a group of Dundee University graduates have described the fear they felt in the immediate aftermath of the event.
A 25-year-old man has been charged with careless driving after a taxi was involved in a collision with a pedestrian in Dundee city centre shortly after 6pm.
Police were quick to quell public fears, confirming that the incident was not terrorism-related, but witnesses feared the worst in the immediate aftermath.
A Dundee University graduate was taken to hospital with minor injuries after allegedly being struck by a taxi as he walked on a pavement with his friends in Nethergate.
The group had been celebrating gaining their degrees in oil and gas studies, when an electric Nissan taxi is alleged to have “lost control” and mounted the kerb.
Police revealed a man had been charged on Friday morning with careless driving and is due to appear at Dundee Sheriff Court at a later date.
Katie Bennett was on the top deck of a bus headed for Perthshire when the incident is said to have occurred.
The community campaigner said the confusion caused by the alleged incident was terrifying, and hoped she would never have to witness anything like it again.
She said: “I had been at a meeting in Dundee and was returning home to Errol on the number 16 bus.
“I could see a commotion on the street below, and everyone was incredibly confused as to what was going on.
“At first there were no police, and all of a sudden sirens started to get louder as they approached. It felt like a lifetime, waiting for them to arrive, even though it was probably quite quick.
“It felt absolutely horrific and we all thought the worst, and then a lot of people went to see if they could help.
“I’ve never seen anything like it before, and I hope I never have to again.”
Five police cars and two ambulances descended on Nethergate following the incident.
