Natural History Museum crash: Witness describes 'panic' as people ran away from scene
AN EYEWITNESS to the today's incident at the Natural History Museum in London has described "people panicking and running away" from the collision.
Eyewitness describes incident at Natural History Museum
A car hit a crowd of people today in an incident outside the Natural History Museum in London's South Kensington.
Reports say the vehicle mounted the pavement outside the popular tourist site shortly after 2.20pm.
A man has been arrested after he was pinned to the ground by police in front of stunned onlookers.
Maxim, a shop owner and local resident to the area, saw the event unfold after he heard the car crash.
Maxim, a shopowner and local resident to the area, said people were "running away scared"
He said people were "running away scared" when the incident happened.
The eyewitness told the broadcaster: "They took the man from his car and onto the ground.
"When I heard the crash, I saw people running, I saw only the car, it was panic.
"Ten minutes after the collision the police showed up. I don't know if something big happened.
"The police came in and told us to evacuate There was panic."
A man has been arrested after he was pinned to the ground by police in front of stunned tourists
Maxim was in his shop at the time of the incident
When I heard the crash, I saw people running, I saw only the car, it was panic.
Police have confirmed that people were injured in the incident.
However, a BBC reporter at the scene said she had been told by police the injuries were minor.
Maxim said he didn't see anyone hit by the car when he was evacuated, adding: "I only saw the man on the ground, that’s it."
Police have put the area on lockdown, with a large security presence in the area quickly after the incident.
A Downing Street spokesman said the prime minister was "being kept up to date on events".
Police have said that the incident is not being treated as a terrorist incident.