Piccadilly Circus horror as 'car mounts pavement and hits pedestrians' with three rushed to hospital

Witnesses said a car mounted the pavement before colliding with a building - with three people rurshed to hospital for treatment, including the driver

Three people have been rushed to hospital after a car crashed into a pavement Piccadilly Circus in central London.

Witnesses said a car mounted the pavement before colliding with a building on Coventry Street at its junction with Haymarket - with police called at approximately 6.50pm.

The Metropolitan Police said in a statement: "Police were called at approximately 18:50hrs on Tuesday, 12 November to reports of a collision involving a car in Coventry Street, junction with Haymarket, SW1.

"Witnesses reported a car mounted the pavement before colliding with a building. Two people – a pedestrian and a passenger who was in the car - were taken to hospital for treatment. The driver of the car was not seriously injured but was taken to hospital as a precaution.

"No reports of any other serious injuries. Road closures remain in place around the location. Enquiries into the circumstances continue."

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