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| Three people in critical condition after car hits pedestrians in London | Three people in critical condition after car hits pedestrians in London |
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| Two men and a woman are in a critical condition after five people were struck by a car in south-east London. | Two men and a woman are in a critical condition after five people were struck by a car in south-east London. |
| Police, paramedics and an air ambulance were called to Bromley Road in Bellingham at 8.20am on Sunday after a Mercedes hit a wall and collided with a group of pedestrians. | Police, paramedics and an air ambulance were called to Bromley Road in Bellingham at 8.20am on Sunday after a Mercedes hit a wall and collided with a group of pedestrians. |
| Four men and a woman, aged between 25 and 46, were treated at the scene before being taken to hospital, police said. | Four men and a woman, aged between 25 and 46, were treated at the scene before being taken to hospital, police said. |
| A woman, aged 35, and two 25-year-old men are in a critical condition, while two men aged 36 and 46 are in a stable condition, their injuries not thought to be life-threatening. | A woman, aged 35, and two 25-year-old men are in a critical condition, while two men aged 36 and 46 are in a stable condition, their injuries not thought to be life-threatening. |
| London ambulance service said the group were treated for head, chest and leg injuries. | London ambulance service said the group were treated for head, chest and leg injuries. |
| Police said the incident was not terror-related. | Police said the incident was not terror-related. |
| A Met spokesman said: “The driver of the car was detained at the scene by an off-duty police officer before being arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving. | A Met spokesman said: “The driver of the car was detained at the scene by an off-duty police officer before being arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving. |
| “He was also arrested on suspicion of drink-driving before being taken to a south London hospital with a head injury.” | “He was also arrested on suspicion of drink-driving before being taken to a south London hospital with a head injury.” |
| The crash happened opposite a car wash outside Catford bus garage. | |
| Photos posted online show a Mercedes sedan that appears to have come off the road and ploughed into the end of a hedge, its bonnet and boot popped open by the impact. | Photos posted online show a Mercedes sedan that appears to have come off the road and ploughed into the end of a hedge, its bonnet and boot popped open by the impact. |
| Debris, including a bollard, was strewn across the pavement. | Debris, including a bollard, was strewn across the pavement. |
| Police are appealing for witnesses and anyone who saw the incident is asked to call officers on 101 or 0208 285 1574. | Police are appealing for witnesses and anyone who saw the incident is asked to call officers on 101 or 0208 285 1574. |