A man has appeared in court charged with dangerous driving after a car struck seven pedestrians in Derby city centre.
Sandhu Ponnachan has also been charged with six counts of causing grievous bodily harm with intent, one count of attempted GBH and possession of a bladed weapon.
The 36-year-old was remanded to custody by a magistrate after appearing in court for the first time on Wednesday.
A black Suzuki Swift mounted the pavement outside the Bishop Blaze pub in Friar Gate at around 9.30pm on Saturday night.
Counter-terrorism officers joined the investigation, but police said the support from these officers earlier did not mean the incident was being treated as terrorism.
Ponnachan, of Alvaston, Derbyshire, appeared at Southern Derbyshire Magistrates’ Court after being charged the previous day.
Wearing glasses and wearing a plain gray T-shirt, gray jogging bottoms and light blue croc-type shoes, he appeared in the courtroom and spoke only to confirm his personal details, including his address.
No application for bail came during the hearing which lasted for about five minutes.
The defendant, who is originally from India but now lives in Derby, was arrested seven minutes after the incident.
Derbyshire Police described the injuries as not life-threatening and later said that four patients had been released from hospital.
The victims were four men and three women aged between 36 and 52.
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