Several pedestrians were injured when a car smashed into security barriers outside the House of Parliament in Westminster, British police confirmed Tuesday morning.
"While we are keeping an open mind, the Met's Counter-Terrorism Command is leading the investigation into the #Westminster incident," Metropolitan Police said in a statement.
The statement said that none of the injured is believed to be in a life-threatening condition and all the streets around Millbank, Parliament Square, and Victoria Tower Gardens have been cordoned off.
“At 0737 hours today, a car was in collision with barriers outside the Houses of Parliament,” it said.
“The male driver of the car was detained by officers at the scene,” the statement added.
“A number of pedestrians have been injured. Officers remain at the scene. We will issue further info when we have it.”
London Ambulance Service said they “have treated two people at the scene for injures that are not believed to be serious and have taken them to hospital.”
The security barriers have been in place as part of enforced security around the parliament building after a terror attack, which killed five people and injured up to 50 others.
A terrorist killed four people on the Westminster Bridge on March 22, 2017 when he mowed pedestrians down, before stabbing a police officer who was on duty in front of the parliament.
This article has been adapted from its original source.
