Police have arrested a 40-year-old man on suspicion of dangerous driving after a car swerved towards crowds of people watching the London New Year fireworks.
Metropolitan Police were called to the junction of Primrose Hill Road and Regent’s Park Road, in central London, at around 00.15am today following reports a car had crashed into a pedestrian.
A Met Police spokesperson said: ‘At 00:13hrs on Wednesday, 1 January a vehicle was involved in a collision with a pedestrian at the junction of Regent’s Park Road and Primrose Hill Road. The driver failed to stop at the scene.
‘Officers who were in the area as part of the New Year’s Eve policing operation pursued the vehicle, stopping it a short distance away at the junction of Primrose Hill Road and King Henry’s Road.
‘The driver, a 40-year-old man, has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving and causing grievous bodily harm.
‘The pedestrian who was struck, a 21-year-old man, sustained minor injuries that did not require medical treatment.
‘Initial indications are that this was not a deliberate attempt to drive at pedestrians. It is not being treated as a terrorist incident.’
