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Natural History Museum: Police incident after 'car mounts pavement', injuring number of pedestrians outside London attraction Natural History Museum: Police incident after 'car mounts pavement', injuring number of pedestrians outside London attraction
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A major police incident is underway and several people have been injured after a car reportedly mounted the pavement outside London's Natural History Museum. A major police incident is underway and several people have been injured after a car reportedly mounted the pavement outside London’s Natural History Museum.
The Metropolitan Police said in a statement: "It is believed that a number of pedestrians have been injured. The Metropolitan Police said in a statement: “It is believed that a number of pedestrians have been injured.
"Officers are on scene, and the London Ambulance Service have been called. A man has been arrested at the scene. Enquiries to establish the circumstances and motive are underway." “Officers are on scene, and the London Ambulance Service have been called. A man has been detained at the scene. Enquiries to establish the circumstances and motive are underway.”
The Met said it was called to Exhibition Road at 2.21pm. The force originally said the man had been formally arrested, but later revised its statement.
The Prime Minister was being kept “fully informed” of developments, it was reported.
Lesley Carter drove past the scene moments after the initial incident.Lesley Carter drove past the scene moments after the initial incident.
He told The Independent: "Saw the man pinned down by about six people. One guy was trying to pin him down with his 4/5 year old daughter in his arms. He told The Independent: “Saw the man pinned down by about six people. One guy was trying to pin him down with his four- or five-year-old daughter in his arms.
"It looked like the car had smashed in to the wall between two other cars and the guy got out to run before being pinned down. Loads of people running away and within minutes the police had turned up." “It looked like the car had smashed in to the wall between two other cars and the guy got out to run before being pinned down. Loads of people running away and within minutes the police had turned up.”
Police asked anyone with information about the incident to call officers on 101. A witness told Sky News: “I was in one of the Chinese restaurants eating. All of a sudden the clientele in the restaurant just hit the floor. Then there were all these people running on Exhibition Road towards the station. A large gathering of police turned up.”
A BBC reporter said she saw “a car diagonally across the road, looking like it was going into one of the boulders on the side of the road”.
Police asked anyone with information to call 101. 
The Natural History Museum tweeted: “There’s been a serious incident outside the Museum. We are working w/ @metpoliceuk and will provide an update when we have more information.”
The A4 Cromwell Road is closed in both directions between Thurloe Place and Queen’s Gate.
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