Story highlights Police said incident is not thought to be related to terrorism

A car plowed into pedestrians in northern England city of Newcastle

(CNN) An incident in which a car hit six pedestrians following an Eid al-Fitr event in Newcastle, England, is not thought to be linked to terrorism, police said Sunday.

The incident happened at 9:14 a.m. (4:14 a.m. ET) outside a sports center.

All six pedestrians, including three children, were taken to a hospital. Police say two children remain in pediatric intensive care and one adult is receiving treatment in the trauma high dependency unit.

The other patients have suffered serious but not life-threatening injuries, authorities said.

Police confirmed that a 42-year-old woman was arrested and added that they were not pursuing anyone else.

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