Taxi driver ‘deliberately mows down pedestrians’ after mounting the pavement outside London’s Natural History Museum before being pinned to the ground and arrested in front of stunned tourists
Several people have been injured after a car mounted the pavement and mowed down pedestrians outside the Natural History Museum in London this afternoon.
A man was pinned down by security guards and arrested by police in the heart of the capital’s museum land in Kensington.
Hundreds of terrified tourists fled the scene as the black Toyota Prius – a registered minicab – careered into a sign before ultimately crashing into a crowd of as many as 10 people as it hit a silver car, according to witnesses.
Dramatic pictures show guards holding down a man covered in blood with rubble strewn across the road. Dozens of armed officers converged on the scene as search dogs patrolled the area.
Nearby museums including the Science Museum were evacuated with Tube stations sealed off by police.
The injured were seen sitting on steps being bandaged up before they were wheeled away by paramedics.
Scotland Yard said they are keeping an open mind as to whether the incident is terror-related. A spokesman said a ‘number’ of people had been injured in the horror crash.
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@20committee 7 Injured after car deliberately mounts pavement outside Natural History Museum, Londonhttps://t.co/8mkKGEmzyP pic.twitter.com/YxI5EZiVkE
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#Breaking Incident near Natural History Museum "is not being treated as terror-related" and is "a road traffic collision" – Scotland Yard
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