A man has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving after a car crashed into a tourist pedicab during a police chase in central London.
Several people were injured in the crash involving a Mercedes and a pedicab on Bow Street in Covent Garden on Saturday.
Met Police arrested a 31-year-old man on suspicion of aggravated vehicle taking, failure to stop, dangerous driving, assaulting an emergency worker and possession of a Class A substance. He remains in police custody.
Scotland Yard confirmed the crash was not a terror-related incident.
Video footage, circulating on social media, shows officers detaining a man while crowds of people gather around, with some appearing to shout in his direction.
Police say the man, believed to be the driver of a stolen vehicle, failed to stop for officers which resulted in a high-speed police chase through the crowded streets of Soho.
The pursuit ended abruptly in Bow Street, near to Covent Garden station, when the car crashed into a pedicab, injuring multiple people.
The injuries have since confirmed to be minor, police said.
Officers arrested the suspect at the scene at 4.14pm.
He was further arrested on suspicion of assaulting an emergency worker.
One witness told The Sun: “He crashed into the tuk-tuk, knocking it over, before carrying on up the street really erratically.
“The bumper was wrecked, with shrapnel scattered across the scene.
“Police were trying to cuff him and he was screaming.”
Met Police has launched an investigation and anyone who witnessed the incident has been urged to come forward.
A spokesperson for Met Police said: “A 31-year-old man remains in police custody after he was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving following an incident in Bow Street, Covent Garden.
“The man, believed to be the driver of a stolen vehicle, failed to stop for officers which resulted in a vehicle pursuit.
“The car then collided with a pedicab, injuring multiple people. Those injuries have since been confirmed as minor.
“The investigation continues, and officers ask anyone with information to contact the Met via 101, quoting 4797/11APR.”
