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Man in critical condition after car hits pedestrians in south London 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. 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. 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.
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. Police said the incident was not terror-related.
London ambulance service said the group were treated for head, chest and leg injuries. 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.”
Police said the incident was not terror-related. The crash happened opposite a car wash outside Catford bus garage. Photographs posted online show a Mercedes that had appeared to have come off the road and ploughed into the end of a hedge. Its bonnet and boot were shown open and debris, including a bollard, was strewn across the pavement.
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. Police were appealing for witnesses to call officers on 101, or 0208 285 1574.
“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.
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.
Police were appealing for witnesses and anyone who saw the incident was asked to call officers on 101 or 0208 285 1574.