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Horror in Hackney: a car crashes into pedestrians leaving ‘several people seriously injured’, while paramedics treat victims on East London street
- Emergency services, including ambulance and fire crews, are on site.
- Paramedics are treating people along a stretch of the main road
- Scotland Yard is not treating it as a terrorist attack at this stage
A car ran onto the pavement and collided with pedestrians in east London amid fears that several would be seriously injured.
Emergency services, including ambulance and fire crews, are on site in the Stamford Hill area of Hackney.
Paramedics are treating people along a stretch of the main road, where on the busy sidewalk a gray car crashed into a tree.
Further down the street, more paramedics line up next to a bus stop that appears to have been vandalized.
Scotland Yard is not treating it as a terrorist attack at this stage.
A car ran onto the pavement and crashed into pedestrians in east London amid fears that several would be seriously injured.
Emergency services, including ambulance and fire crews, are on site in the Stamford Hill area of Hackney.
Later, more paramedics stand next to a bus stop that appears to have been vandalized.
A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police said: “It is reported that a car got onto the sidewalk and hit several pedestrians.
‘We await an update on injuries. At this initial stage, this incident is not being treated as related to terrorism. “
They said no arrests have yet been made but investigations are ongoing.
At least 10 emergency service vehicles rushed to the scene in Hackney this morning.
It was understood that the paramedics were treating people who were lying on the pavement near the car, which appears to have an inflated airbag.
Emergency services teams in high-visibility jackets are seen gathering around the fruit and vegetable star as more officers are manning a cordon.
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A police officer enforces a cordon on the road in Hackney
Emergency services on the scene in Stamford Hill
