Arnold is a ‘tight-knit community’, says MPpublished at 12:25 BST
12:25 BST
Isaac Ashe
Reporting from the scene
Michael Payne, MP for Gedling, confirmed the incident was
not suspected to be terror-related and added there was not currently any
concern about a wider risk to the public.
Speaking to the BBC at the scene, he added: “We’re a tight-knit community in Arnold.
“This has been my home my entire life. I live in Arnold and
we’ll respond in the usual way as a community and will support the police in
the important work they’re doing.
“My best wishes go to the individuals who’ve been hurt in
the incident and I seriously hope that the said individual who’s got life-threatening
injuries makes a recovery. My thoughts are with them and their family.”
Payne attended the scene alongside Gedling Borough Council
leader John Clarke.
Clarke has called for barriers along the road, adding that the
borough council had called for the road to be blocked off to traffic.
He added: “There need to be barriers, there needs to be
prevention, and we need to look at it seriously to make people feel safe, to
make the businesses stay here so they’ll prosper.”