Man arrested for tried homicide after 4 individuals hit by automobile in London’s West End on Christmas Day | EUROtoday

A person has been arrested on suspicion of tried homicide after 4 pedestrians had been hit by a automobile in London’s West End throughout the early hours of Christmas Day.

The Metropolitan Police stated officers had been referred to as at 00.45am on Wednesday following reviews of a collision and a automobile driving on the fallacious facet of the highway on Shaftesbury Avenue in Covent Garden.

Four pedestrians had been taken to hospital with one remaining in a life-threatening situation, police stated.

The driver, a 31-year-old man, was arrested “within minutes” on suspicion of tried homicide. The incident has been confirmed as an remoted occasion, which isn’t terror-related.

Police stated they believed the suspect was “involved in an altercation at a nightclub prior to getting in his car and mounting the pavement”.

Shaftesbury Avenue is a significant highway in London’s theatre district, lined with efficiency venues and bars, and is near Soho and Covent Garden.

A police cordon is in place on Shaftesbury Avenue, stretching between the Gielgud Theatre, the place the musical Oliver is carried out, and Sondheim Theatre, house to Les Miserables.

Blood and gadgets of clothes together with a jacket, footwear and a hat stay strewn throughout the pavement in entrance of a Caffe Concerto.

An additional police cordon can also be in place nearer to Soho, positioned on Archer Street and Great Windmill Street. It covers the Windmill Soho nightclub and different venues within the metropolis centre.

Deputy Assistant Commissioner Stuart Cundy stated: “Officers responded quickly to this report, working closely with City of London Police to arrest a man within minutes.

“Detectives are quickly progressing inquiries as part of this investigation.

“It’s believed that the suspect was involved in an altercation at a nightclub prior to getting in his car and mounting the pavement.

“Several scenes remain in place at the location today.

“This has been confirmed as an isolated incident which is not terror-related.”

Anyone with info is requested to name officers on 101 or submit @MetCC ref CAD 233 of December 25.