Two people have been discharged from hospital after they were among seven people hit by a car in Derby city centre.

Their discharge comes as detectives have been given more time to question a man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after the car injured the group in Friar Gate at about 21:30 GMT on Saturday.

Claire Ward, mayor of the East Midlands, has called for local communities and agencies to do "all we can" to support people affected, adding that two people have now been released from hospital.

Derbyshire Police said on Monday it was continuing to question a 36-year-old Derby man, who was originally from India, after being given more time to hold him in custody.

Derbyshire Police said a black Suzuki Swift was driven into pedestrians in Friar Gate.

Counter-terrorism police have joined the investigation but the Derbyshire force said this was "common practice for an incident of this nature" and officers were "keeping an open mind about the potential motives".

The suspect is also being held on suspicion of causing serious injury through dangerous driving, inflicting grievous bodily harm with intent and dangerous driving.

The incident is not currently being treated as terrorism and police said there was no ongoing risk to the public.

Speaking on Radio 4 on Monday morning, Ward said two of the seven people who suffered serious but not life-threatening injuries have been released to recover at home with "hopefully more soon".

"This is a serious but isolated incident. I know that for those not just involved who were injured on the evening, but who were around the city centre and had first-hand experience of what happened, this will be a really frightening time.

"The city itself, and all our agencies, will want to do all it can to support people at this difficult time.

"We know the repercussions of violent acts like this don't end just in that moment. "There will be real upset and trauma for many people who witnessed what happened on the night as well, of course, as those victims who were directly impacted, but we understand that there were no fatalities and that two people have already been discharged from hospital and more we hope, soon."

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