London Parliament car crash: Footage showed the car crashing into barriers erected outside Westminster Palace.
A man has been arrested after a car slammed into pedestrians and cyclists near Britain’s Houses of Parliament on Tuesday and police are treating the incident as an act of terror. London Police say they are lifting cordons that had sealed off much of London’s Westminster government district after a car crashed into Parliament, injuring three people. The incident took place a little after 7.30 am. Footage on social media showed heavily-armed police response units arriving at the scene, with the area outside the parliament building in central London sealed off. Parliament is currently not sitting.
In a statement issued, the Met Police said: “At 0737hrs today, a car was in collision with barriers outside the Houses of Parliament. The male driver of the car was detained by officers at the scene. A number of pedestrians have been injured. Officers remain at the scene. We will issue further info when we have it.”
Police have also pushed back media and bystanders putting in place an anti-terrorism cordon. Several streets in London’s Parliament square have been shut as has the Westminster tube station.
Trump tweeted: “These animals are crazy and must be dealt with through toughness and strength!” Three people were hurt when a speeding car struck pedestrians and cyclists before crashing into a barrier at Parliament on Tuesday morning. British police say the crash appears to be deliberate they are treating is as an act of terrorism, but they have yet to determine the driver’s motive. Trump has a history of tweeting about violence, or alleged violence, in London. He angered many when he said a London hospital was like a war zone because of knife violence.
London police say an incident in which a car was driven into a barrier near the Houses of Parliament appears to be a deliberate act. London Assistant Police Commissioner Neil Basu say the motorist who slammed into pedestrians and cyclists near Britain’s Houses of Parliament was arrested on suspicion of terrorist offences. The suspect is not cooperating with police. Basu says no other suspects have been identified and there is no “intelligence” of further danger to London.
Britain’s government will be holding a session of its emergency committee following what it described as a suspected terrorist incident near the Houses of Parliament. The session of the COBRA committee was called after a motorist slammed into pedestrians and cyclists before hitting a barrier near the House of Lords on Tuesday. Two people were hurt, but authorities said none of the injuries is life-threatening. Prime Minister Theresa May has offered her praise for the emergency services for their “immediate and courageous response,” following the incident.
The incident heightened tensions in a city that has seen four vehicle-based terror attacks in less than 18 months. The area was the site of a terror attack in March 2017, when Khalid Masood ploughed a car into crowds on Westminster Bridge, killing four people. Masood abandoned his car and then stabbed and killed a police officer before being shot dead in a courtyard outside Parliament.
London's Metropolitan Police say they are treating crash outside of Parliament as a terrorist incident; man arrested. Authorities said in a statement Tuesday that a man in his 20s was arrested on suspicion of terrorist offenses after the silver Ford Fiesta collided with a number of cyclists and pedestrians before crashing into the barriers during the morning rush hour.
He is in custody. No one else was in the car, which is being searched at the scene of the accident.
London’s Metropolitan Police say that the Counter-Terrorism Command is leading the investigation after a car crashed into security barriers outside the Houses of Parliament. There were a number of people injured in Tuesday’s incident, though none are in life-threatening condition. The police force says it is keeping an open mind about the incident, which comes only a year after Khalid Masood ploughed a car into crowds on Westminster Bridge, killing four people.
According to a report in BBC, the London police cannot say if the incident is related to terrorism at this stage but a number of eyewitnesses have said the car appeared to deliberately hit the public.
Two people injured in the crash are being treated at a hospital in London, but their condition is not believed to be serious, the London Ambulance Service said. "We sent a number of resources to the scene including three ambulance crews, responders in cars and an incident response officer," it said on Twitter.
The BBC reported that injured pedestrians were being provided medical assistance at the site. "They are wrapped in silver blankets. One eyewitness, who declined to give his name, said he saw a small hatchback drive into a group of cyclists and then into the barrier outside the Palace of Westminster. The man said that the driver's action appeared deliberate," the BBC reported.
Minutes after a car crashed into barricades erected around Westminster Palace, armed police were seen rushing towards the car. Footage showed a white car, with its bonnet damaged. Media personnel were restricted from going near the site. Minutes later police were seen handcuffing a man.
Scotland Yard have announced that streets around Millbank, Parliament Square and Victoria Tower Gardens have been cordoned off following a car crash early this morning, the BBC reported. Photos showed a man in handcuffs being escorted by police officials. It was not immediately known what caused the crash.
London's Metropolitan Police were seen rushing to the scene where a car crashed into barricades outside Westminster Palace. No immediate details were available. London Police said several pedestrians were left injured. The driver of the car has been arrested.