Car hits people near Natural History Museum in London
10:00, 8 October 2017
LONDON. KAZINFORM Several people have been injured after a car hit pedestrians near the Natural History Museum in London, WAM refers to local police service.
The Metropolitan Police said one person had been detained following the incident at 14:20 BST in Exhibition Road in South Kensington.
Video footage that emerged on Twitter showed a man being restrained on the ground.
A BBC reporter at the scene said she had been told by police that the injuries were minor.
Police said inquiries are underway to establish the circumstances.
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