Three people were taken to hospital after a car mounted the pavement outside of a central London restaurant.
A passerby believed to have been injured in the chaos, was taken to hospital along with the car’s driver and a passenger.
A black car mounted the pavement in Piccadilly Circus, near the Angus Steakhouse restaurant, just before 7pm this evening.
Photos revealed a large police presence and a mangled front of the car, with shattered glass nearby.
One witness told The Sun two unconscious women had to be cut free from the wreckage by emergency services.
He said: ‘There was a big crowd that gathered around the car. Everyone was so shocked. Two women were inside and they had to be cut out, they were both unconscious.
‘Firefighters had to cut the door off. There were loads of ambulances and police vehicles.’
Witnesses claimed the vehicle ‘ploughed through a row of lime bikes’ and towards a group of people during the ‘terrifying’ scenes.
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The Metropolitan Police said in a statement: ‘Police were called at approximately 18:50hrs on Tuesday, November 12, to reports of a collision involving a car in Coventry Street, junction with Haymarket, SW1.
‘Witnesses reported a car mounted the pavement before colliding with a building. Two people – a pedestrian and a passenger who was in the car – were taken to hospital for treatment.’
The driver was not seriously injured, but was taken to hospital as well, police said.
Tourists appeared to be taking photos of the scene, which had a heavy police presence.
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