Man arrested for driving offences after car hits two people in Sloane Square

Scotland Yard said the vehicle was abandoned in Sloane Square
Dan Weiss
Imogen Braddick3 June 2020
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A man has been arrested after two people were hit by a car in Sloane Square, police said.

The incident is not being treated as terror related, but officers evacuated nearby buildings “as a precaution”.

Scotland Yard said the car was found abandoned in Sloane Square, Kensington, on Wednesday, and cordons were put in place while the vehicle was searched.

The two injured people are not believed to have been seriously hurt.

A man was subsequently arrested for driving offences, police said.

“Await update on condition of those injured in the collision in #SloaneSquare #Kensington,” the force tweeted. “To confirm; this incident is not being treated as terror related.”

A spokeswoman for the London Ambulance Service said they were called at 12.08pm following reports of a road traffic collision involving pedestrians.

“We dispatched two ambulance crews and a medic in a car, with the first of our crews arriving in under four minutes,” the spokeswoman said.

“We treated two men at the scene and took them both to hospital.”

MP Greg Hands, who represents the area, said he heard that the vehicle "mounted the pavement and struck pedestrians".

Police would not confirm if the car had mounted the pavement.

Mr Hands said it was a "relief" that officers had ruled the incident out as terror-related.

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