Up to 20 people are feared to be injured after a van
reportedly ploughed into pedestrians on London
Bridge.
The vehicle mounted the pavement at the scene in
central London this evening, according to shocked
witnesses.
It comes just two months after an attacker mowed
down pedestrians at Westminster Bridge before
stabbing an unarmed cop. Five victims were killed in
the attack.
There are unconfirmed witness reports from the scene
at London Bridge tonight that people may have been
stabbed.
A witness told Reuters she saw people with apparent
knife wounds on the bridge.
The agency said a witness had said she saw three
people with what appeared to be throats cut.
Another witness told Sky News gunfire was heard.
Holly Jones, a BBC reporter at the bridge when the
incident happened, said a van had swerved off the
road into a crowd of pedestrians.
“A white van driver came speeding – probably about
50mph – veered of the road into the crowds of people
who were walking along the pavement,” she told BBC
News.
“He swerved right round me and then hit about five or
six people. He hit about two people in front of me and
then three behind.
“I’d say there are about four severely injured people.
“They all have paramedics assisting them at the
moment.”
A Downing Street spokesman said: “The Prime Minister
is in contact with officials and is being regularly
updated on the incident at London Bridge.”
One man at the scene tweeted tonight: “Horrific scene
at London Bridge… bodies strewn over the pavement.
B&Q van mounted the pavement.”
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