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| Natural History Museum crash: Car hits people in London | Natural History Museum crash: Car hits people in London |
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| Several people have been injured after a car hit pedestrians near the Natural History Museum in London, police say. | Several people have been injured after a car hit pedestrians near the Natural History Museum in London, police say. |
| The Metropolitan Police said one person had been detained following the incident at 14:20 BST in Exhibition Road in South Kensington. | The Metropolitan Police said one person had been detained following the incident at 14:20 BST in Exhibition Road in South Kensington. |
| Video footage that emerged on Twitter showed a man being restrained on the ground. | Video footage that emerged on Twitter showed a man being restrained on the ground. |
| A BBC reporter at the scene said she had been told by police that the injuries were minor. | A BBC reporter at the scene said she had been told by police that the injuries were minor. |
| Police have not indicated the nature of the incident, saying inquiries are under way to establish the circumstances. | Police have not indicated the nature of the incident, saying inquiries are under way to establish the circumstances. |
| A Downing Street spokesman said the prime minister is "being kept up to date on events". | A Downing Street spokesman said the prime minister is "being kept up to date on events". |
| London Mayor Sadiq Khan tweeted that details were "still emerging" and he was in close contact with Assistant Metropolitan Commissioner Mark Rowley - the head of UK counter-terrorism policing. | |
| "Police have asked people to avoid the area while their inquiries continue," he added. | |
| The current terror threat level in the UK is "severe" - the second highest - meaning an attack is highly likely. | The current terror threat level in the UK is "severe" - the second highest - meaning an attack is highly likely. |
| BBC reporter Chloe Hayward, who was leaving the Natural History Museum as the incident happened, said she saw a car "diagonally across the road", looking like it had hit a bollard. | BBC reporter Chloe Hayward, who was leaving the Natural History Museum as the incident happened, said she saw a car "diagonally across the road", looking like it had hit a bollard. |
| "I could see a crowd of people around what was clearly one or two people on the pavement," she said. | "I could see a crowd of people around what was clearly one or two people on the pavement," she said. |
| She then saw armed police arrive within minutes. | She then saw armed police arrive within minutes. |
| "We have had lots of police coming onto the scene, helicopters above, and I can see an ambulance which is definitely having someone put in, but it isn't clear how bad that injury is." | "We have had lots of police coming onto the scene, helicopters above, and I can see an ambulance which is definitely having someone put in, but it isn't clear how bad that injury is." |
| At the scene | |
| By Tim Stokes, BBC News | |
| On a normal Saturday, this area is packed with tourists, but the road is empty - except for dozens of police vehicles and officers. | |
| Behind them, two officers stand holding guns while a police helicopter circles noisily overhead. | |
| Onlookers wait with reporters, uncertain about what has happened. | |
| One man who lives in nearby Knightsbridge said he had walked down to find out what was happening having seen it on the TV. | |
| An Irish couple, who have travelled to the capital for the day, speak to their family on their phones, reassuring them everything is fine. | |
| Exhibition Road is an area popular with tourists as it is home to the Natural History Museum, the Science Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum. | Exhibition Road is an area popular with tourists as it is home to the Natural History Museum, the Science Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum. |
| An eyewitness who was walking to the Science Museum said: "When waiting for the light, we heard what I thought was gunshots and saw a car drive over the pavement. We just ran. My friend dived on the floor and cut her hands." | An eyewitness who was walking to the Science Museum said: "When waiting for the light, we heard what I thought was gunshots and saw a car drive over the pavement. We just ran. My friend dived on the floor and cut her hands." |
| The woman, who asked to remain anonymous, said: "When it calmed down we walked back to where we'd been and saw a gentleman on the floor being restrained by police." | The woman, who asked to remain anonymous, said: "When it calmed down we walked back to where we'd been and saw a gentleman on the floor being restrained by police." |
| Connor Honeyman, from Essex, who was in the queue for the museum, said: "We heard a horrible thudding noise and a car engine. Everyone started running and screaming inside. | Connor Honeyman, from Essex, who was in the queue for the museum, said: "We heard a horrible thudding noise and a car engine. Everyone started running and screaming inside. |
| "We ran in, everyone was following us, and then all the security guards ran out and they closed the main entrance. There was much confusion before the police got there." | "We ran in, everyone was following us, and then all the security guards ran out and they closed the main entrance. There was much confusion before the police got there." |
| Joseph Degraff, 23, who is on holiday from Washington DC, was in a cafe on Exhibition Road and said: "We saw a large stampede of people running and thought, 'what's going on?'. | |
| "Someone who works in the cafe said 'get on the ground'. We hit the floor. We were there for a few seconds, then they told everyone to get in the basement. | |
| "At that point I thought it was a shooting or a bomb or something. We just didn't know. | |
| "The police told everyone to get out of the cafe and we got out and ran." | |
| An spokeswoman from the Natural History Museum said: "The Museum's visitors and staff are always our first priority. | An spokeswoman from the Natural History Museum said: "The Museum's visitors and staff are always our first priority. |
| "We are working with emergency services to assess the incident and we are doing all we can." | "We are working with emergency services to assess the incident and we are doing all we can." |
| The Victoria and Albert Museum has tweeted that it is still open to visitors. | The Victoria and Albert Museum has tweeted that it is still open to visitors. |
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