At least eight pedestrians, including some Mexican World Cup fans, were injured after a taxi mounted a crowded pavement in central Moscow.
CCTV footage posted on social media showed the car veer out of a queue of stationary traffic and accelerate into pedestrians before coming to a halt.
The driver then fled, pursued by several passer‑bys.
Moscow police said the driver was a 28‑year‑old, who is now being questioned in custody.
The city's mayor said the driver lost control of the car, while Russia's Interfax news agency quoted an unnamed source as saying he had fallen asleep at the wheel.
[Source:BBC News]
