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This shocking footage shows the moment a driver mounts a pavement and chases a group of terrified students before ploughing into one at 30mph in a 'deliberate' attack.
CCTV footage shows youngsters forced to run for their lives when a white Vauxhall Insignia sped across the road and mowed down a 17-year-old boy outside Havering College in Hornchurch, Essex.
His friends scattered as the vehicle approached but he was hurled into the air after bouncing off the bonnet.
The Vauxhall, carrying two passengers, was driven between a parked car and a wall at more than 30mph to reach the group, according to a witness.
It was then driven away at speed leaving the teen in agony.
One man, who asked not to be named, said: 'He started from a parked position and then accelerated and mounted the pavement and chased them down.
'It was potentially deadly, it's very dangerous and that path is usually busy with pedestrians.
'He drove between a parked car and a wall at more than 30mph I reckon, but probably more, he missed the parked car by inches, I would have a hard time driving my van through that gap and he did it at speed.
'He used his car as a weapon, this guy needs to be taken off the streets.
'The kids were lucky, there were about six or seven of them running but they had no chance of getting away, an older person would never have got out the way, he could have easily killed them.'
The teen was rushed to hospital with cuts and bruises to his left arm and leg and was later discharged.
Detectives are hunting the driver, believed to be from the Romford area, and are treating the incident on May 15 as grievous bodily harm with intent.
The witness added: 'He must have been nutty to do it, if it's who I think it is it's a known thug from the Romford area.
'The young lad was very very lucky to have only come away with bruises.'
A Scotland Yard spokesperson said: 'At 3pm on Monday, 15 May police were called to Havering College of Further Education, Ardleigh Green Road, Hornchurch.
'A white Vauxhall saloon car mounted the pavement, drove into a group of students and then left without stopping.
'London Ambulance Service attended and took a 17-year-old man to an east London hospital with cuts and bruises to his left arm and leg. He was later discharged.
'There are no other reported injuries. This incident is being treated as GBH with intent. It is not being treated as terrorist related.
'Enquires continue. No arrests have been made.'