A young woman has been killed after a van crashed into a group of people outside King’s College London just before midday.
One person is fighting for their life after being rushed to hospital and another suffered minor injuries, the Met Police said.
A 26-year-old driver has been arrested on suspicion of drug driving after the van crashed on the Strand in central London.
The incident is not believed to be terror related. A witness told LBC News that “a few girls may have been hit”.
“I’m waiting for my friends to come out, they sound pretty shaken but I don’t know what they saw,” they said.
A Met Police spokesperson said: “Police are on scene and dealing with a collision close to The Strand, WC2.
“Officers were called at 11.41am on Tuesday, 18 March following a collision involving a van and pedestrians.
“Three pedestrians suffered injuries, with a woman in her twenties sadly pronounced dead at the scene.
“Two pedestrians have been taken to hospital, one has potentially life-threatening injuries, and the other has minor injuries.
“The driver of the van, a 26-year-old man was arrested at the scene on suspicion causing death by careless driving and driving with concentration of specified controlled drug above specified limit.”
Anyone with information has been urged to call police on 101 or post @MetCC ref CAD 2771/18MARCH.
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