Less than 24 hours after a car mounted the pavement and injured 11 pedestrians outside The Natural History Museum, it has announced it will reopen as normal.

At 2.21pm on Saturday (October 7) police and emergency services were called to an incident in Exhibition Road, South Kensington, where a car had crashed into and injured 11 passers-by.

The Metropolitan Police confirmed the incident was a road traffic accident and not terrorism-related.

A man is under arrest and in custody at a north London police station.

Nine of those injured were taken to hospital.

The Met confirmed on Saturday evening (October 7) that the majority of those injured have been discharged from hospital and none of those affected suffered life threatening or life changing injuries.

The Natural History Museum confirmed on Saturday evening it would open as normal on Sunday (October 8).

It tweeted: "The museum will be open as normal tomorrow, Sunday October 8, from 10am to 5.50pm (last entry at 5.30pm)."

A police investigation into the incident is ongoing.

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