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Man in critical condition after car hits pedestrians in south London | |
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A man remains 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 25-year-old man remained in critical condition, while another man the same age and a woman of 35 who were previously critical were later said to be in a serious but stable condition. | |
Two men aged 36 and 46 sustained minor injuries in the crash. | |
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. | The crash happened opposite a car wash outside Catford bus garage. |
Photographs posted online show a Mercedes that appears to have come off the road and ploughed into the end of a hedge, its bonnet and boot popped open. | |
Debris, including a bollard, was strewn across the pavement. | Debris, including a bollard, was strewn across the pavement. |
Police were appealing for witnesses and anyone who saw the incident was asked to call officers on 101 or 0208 285 1574. |