LONDON: Many pedestrians were injured as a car crashed into a securitybarrier outside of the House of Parliament in Westminister, London.
“The male driver of the car was detained by officers at the scene,” thepolice statement said. “A number of pedestrians have been injured.”
None of the injuries are believed to be “life-threatening”, said police,who were yet to say if they suspected terrorism.
The London Ambulance Service has treated two people with injuries and bothwere taken to the hospital, however, their injuries did not appear to beserious.
The Westminster Underground Station has been closed following the incident.
Armed police immediately surrounded the silver car after it crashed at7.37am (06:37 GMT), pointing guns at the driver as he was removed from thevehicle, according to footage posted on Twitter.
Later images showed police holding the man, dressed in jeans and a blackpuffer jacket, in handcuffs as roads and Underground stations aroundparliament were sealed off.
Witness Ewalina Ochab told the Press Association that the incident “lookedintentional”.
“I was walking on the other side. I heard some noise and someone screamed,”she said.
“I turned around and I saw a silver car driving very fast close to therailings, maybe even on the pavement.
“I think it looked intentional — the car drove at speed and towards thebarriers.”
Westminster was the scene of a terror attack last year, when Khalid Masood,a 52-year-old British convert to Islam, drove a car at pedestrians on abridge over the River Thames, before fatally stabbing a policeman on guardoutside parliament.
The attack left five people dead and around 50 injured, and only ended whenpolice shot Masood dead.
Britain endured a tumultuous period following the March 22 rampage, withfour further terror attacks, including three in the capital at LondonBridge, Finsbury Park and Parsons Green tube station.