Man whose car crashed into a pub with four young kids on board appears in court accused of attempted

A DRIVER whose car smashed into a pub with four children on board has appeared in court for attempted murder.

Owen Scott was charged after the kids, including two babies, suffered serious injuries in the crash near Barnsley, South Yorkshire, on Wednesday.

The 29-year-old, of Fawley, Hampshire, appeared before Sheffield JPs charged with four counts of attempted murder and dangerous driving before he was remanded in custody.

Police were called at around 12.25am on Wednesday after a grey Dacia Logan crashed into the Travellers Inn in the Oxspring area.

The car was travelling along the A629 Copster Lane, near the junction of Bower Hill and Coates Lane, when it left the road and crashed into the front wall of the pub.

All four kids - two girls aged eight and seven and two baby boys, aged 21-months and nine-months - are in a critical condition.

The children were taken to hospital following the crash with injuries "which are not all thought to be consistent with the collision", South Yorkshire Police said.

Scott was also taken to hospital after the crash but was said to be in a stable condition and was moved into police custody on Thursday.

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A South Yorkshire Police spokesman said: "Scott has been charged with four counts of attempted murder in relation to injuries sustained by the four children which are not all thought to be consistent with the collision.

"Following his appearance at Sheffield Magistrates' Court this morning, Saturday 26 August, Owen Scott has been remanded into custody."

The case was sent Sheffield Crown Court and Scott and a pre-trial preparation hearing is due to take place on September 22.

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