A black taxi has mounted the kerb and collided with pedestrians in Southampton Street in Covent Garden on Wednesday evening.
Police have ruled out terrorism but said there are injuries and the driver of the taxi stopped at the scene and was detained by officers.
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We will be closing the live blog now, thank you for joining us tonight as we have brought you the latest updates. Here is a summary of everything we know at this time:
- A black taxi mounted a kerb and crashed into pedestrians at around 5pm in Covent Garden’s Southampton Street
- Four people were treated at the scene and three taken to hospital
- Police ruled out terrorism and the London Transport Authority said it was serious collision
- Shoppers and tourists fled the scene after the taxi crashed into people
- Eyewitnesses reported hearing a “big bang” after the taxi hit a phone box
- The Strand was closed in both directions but has seen reopened
Full story on crash
We’ve produced a full story on everything we know so far after a black taxi mounted the kerb and crashed into pedestrians in Covent Garden this evening.
London Ambulance Service statement
The statement below is from Stuart Crichton, assistant director of operations at London Ambulance Service.
“We were called just after 5pm to reports of a road traffic collision at Southampton Street, Covent Garden.
“We sent a number of ambulance crews to the scene including an incident response officer, specialist responders, motorbike and advanced paramedics. The trauma team from London’s Air Ambulance also attended by car.
“We worked closely with other members of the emergency services at the scene and treated a total of four patients.
“A man was treated for a serious leg injury and taken to a major trauma centre as a priority.
“Two other patients were treated for minor injuries and also taken to hospital. A fourth patient was checked over at the scene.”
Four people treated and three taken to hospital
In total four people were treated and three people taken to hospital, including a man with a serious leg injury who was taken to a major trauma centre as a priority.
Two casualties being assisted by paramedics
Police have confirmed there have been two casualties from the crash in Covent Garden.
Not thought to be terrorist related
Scotland Yard said the incident on Southampton Street, Covent Garden, is not thought to be terrorist related.
Officers were called at just after 5pm to reports of a taxi in collision with pedestrians.
London Ambulance Service said it had crews at the scene.
Paramedics on the scene
The London Ambulance Service are aware of the incident and are treating people on the scene, they said they will be issuing a statement shortly.
'People down under taxi'
An eyewitness at the scene said he saw people under the taxi of the black cab.
Road closures
There are road closures in Southampton Street where the crash happened, Bedford Street, The Strand and Lancaster Place.
What we know so far
Good evening, thanks for joining us tonight. We will be bringing you all the latest on the developing incident in London’s Covent Garden after a black taxi mounted the pavement and collided with a number of pedestrians.
Police have ruled out terrorism and the driver stopped at the scene and was detained by police.
Metropolitan Police have said they are aware of injuries and it is being treated as a “serious road traffic collision.”
Stay with us and we bring you the latest updates.
