London (October 8, 2017): At least 11 people were injured on Saturday when a car jumped the pavement and hit pedestrians near London’s Natural History Museum.
A man was detained at the scene, police said. Eleven people were treated at the scene, mostly for leg and head injuries, with nine transported to a hospital, according to the London Ambulance Service. The injuries are not considered life-threatening, police said.
“The incident is a road traffic investigation and not a terrorist-related incident,” the Metropolitan Police said in a statement on Saturday evening. Police had said earlier that the cause of the incident was under investigation.
In a statement, London Mayor Sadiq Khan said he was in contact with Assistant Metropolitan Police Commissioner Mark Rowley. British Prime Minister Theresa May was being updated on the incident, according to her office.
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