Five people have been injured after a car drove into them in West London with one man arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving and attempted murder.
The incident unfolded on Ealing Broadway on Saturday afternoon and saw two patients being treated at the scene while another was rushed to hospital.
A London Ambulance Service spokesman said: “We were called at 2.29pm today to reports of a road traffic collision in Ealing Broadway, W5.
“We sent a number of resources, including ambulance crews, paramedics in fast response cars, a volunteer emergency responder crew and an incident response officer to the scene. We also dispatched London’s Air Ambulance.
“We treated three patients at the scene and took one of them to a major trauma centre by road as a priority. The other two patients were taken to a local hospital.”
The Met Police has confirmed that a man has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving and attempted murder.
The force stated the driver - a 34-year-old Somalian-born British man - did not stop at the scene in Ealing and was apprehended nearby.
A force spokesperson said: “Due to the nature of the incident, local officers were in contact with officers from Counter Terrorism Policing London as they conducted their initial enquiries. While investigators are keeping an open mind as to any potential motive, the incident is not being treated as terrorism.”
Two of the pedestrians were treated at the scene on Ealing Broadway after the incident at 14:29 on Saturday, and three were taken to hospital, although none have suffered life-threatening or life-changing injuries.
