11 injured in crash near London museum, man arrested

11 injured in crash near London museum, man arrested

LONDON: Police arrested a man near London's Natural History Museum on Saturday after his vehicle mounted the pavement and ploughed into pedestrians, injuring himself and 10 others in an apparent road traffic collision unrelated to terrorism. Witnesses and footage posted on social media suggested the man was pinned down on the ground by passers-by in the busy tourist spot. "The incident is a road traffic investigation and not a terrorist-related incident," London's Metropolitan Police said in a statement. "Whilst enquiries continue it is believed a car mounted the pavement and collided with a number of pedestrians." It said the arrested man was among nine people taken to hospital, while two others were treated at the scene. He is currently in custody at a London police station. No one is believed to have life-threatening or life-changing injuries. The area, which includes the wide, semi-pedestrianised Exhibition Road which runs past the Science Museum and the Victoria & Albert Museum, is popular with families and tourists, particularly on a Saturday afternoon.Read mor...