Several injured after taxi smashes into crowds in London

Several people were injured after a taxi ploughed into pedestrians after mounting the pavement in central London, London Metropolitan Police announced Wednesday and ruled out the possibility of terrorism.

The police said in a statement that they were called at around 5 pm to reports of a taxi in collision with pedestrians in Southampton Street. The driver of the taxi stopped at the scene and has been detained by police. Officers and the other emergency services attended the scene.

A pedestrian has been "seriously injured" in the accident, BBC reported.

The police said it is being treated as a serious road traffic collision, and not thought to be terrorism related.

(ASIA PACIFIC DAILY)