A person has been arrested on suspicion of legal harm and harmful driving after a automotive was pushed into the gates of Downing Road.
The silver Kia automotive crashed into the gates at round 4.20pm on Thursday.
Photos on social media confirmed the automotive surrounded by emergency autos and a person being led away.
Police stated the incident just isn’t being handled as terror-related.
Video footage broadcast by the BBC confirmed a automotive driving from the far aspect of Whitehall in the direction of the gates, and showing to decelerate earlier than affect.
Passers-by might be seen beginning to run from the scene seconds later.
Pictures confirmed a middle-aged white man being taken away by armed officers as police autos swarmed the realm.
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The Metropolitan Police stated a person had been arrested on suspicion of legal harm and harmful driving, and remained in custody as investigators established the circumstances of the incident.
“The incident is being handled by native officers in Westminster and is not presently being handled as terror-related,” a spokesperson added.
Police on the scene after a automotive collided with the gates of Downing Road in London.
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Rishi Sunak was inside quantity 10 Downing Road when the crash occurred, and a fleet of autos had been seen leaving out of its again entrance shortly afterwards.
A spokesperson stated the prime minister was already scheduled to depart however was barely delayed by the crash and safety scare.
Witness Simon Parry, 44, stated: “I heard a bang and seemed up and noticed a great deal of police with Taser weapons shouting on the man.
“Plenty of police autos got here in a short time and had been very fast to evacuate the realm.”
Mr Parry stated the automotive appeared to decelerate earlier than reaching the gates of Downing Road, having pushed out from the opposite aspect of the street, and the driving force was arrested together with his “face to the ground”.
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“There have been sniffer canine and a bomb squad,” he added. “We noticed those that had been in a panic operating away and we noticed individuals who had been excited.”
Police cordoned off Whitehall within the speedy aftermath of the crash and The Unbiased understands authorities workers within the space had been requested to not go away buildings. Restrictions had been later relaxed after safety checks.
The Metropolitan Police stated a automotive hit the gates that separate Downing Road, which homes the prime minister’s official residence, from Whitehall at round 4.20pm.
“Armed officers arrested a person on the scene on suspicion of legal harm and harmful driving,” a spokesperson added. “He has been taken into custody. There have been no reviews of any accidents.
“Enquiries are ongoing to determine the circumstances.”
Police had been seen looking the automotive because the operation continued, and huge sections of Whitehall had been quickly closed to the general public and autos.
