Several people were injured in central London on Saturday, June 3, after a van reportedly mowed down pedestrians — details
Several people were injured in central London on Saturday, June 3, after a van reportedly mowed down pedestrians on London Bridge.
London Bridge station was evacuated and armed police rushed to the scene amid reports that several people were lying on the ground and were receiving medical attention after being stabbed. The BBC reports that police say there is more than one fatality.
An eyewitness told SkyNews that there was “tremendous gunfire” minutes before police and emergency services arrived.
The Sun ’s Ben Leo tweeted pics from the scene, writing “Horrific scene at London Bridge… bodies strewn over the pavement. B&Q van mounted the pavement. I feel sick.”
The newspaper reports that one police officer was seriously injured and there were “multiple casualties” confirmed by British Transport Police. Eyewitnesses told The Sun that several people were stabbed at Borough Market by “two to three men armed with 12-inch-long knives.”
Metropolitan Police tweeted that officers are investigating a separate incident at Vauxhall. The BBC reports that authorities are looking for three suspects who may be armed.
BBC reporter Holly Jones, who was on the bridge at the time of the incident, said the van was driven by a man, and the vehicle was “probably traveling at about 50 miles an hour.”
A man was later seen being led away from the scene in handcuffs.
The incident comes less than two weeks after a suicide bomber detonated a device after an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England, on May 22, killing 22 people and injuring 59.
In March, a man driving an SUV mowed down pedestrians on Westminster Bridge, killing four people, before getting out of his car and stabbing a police officer outside the Houses of Parliament.
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