THREE people have been rushed to hospital after a car mounted the pavement in busy Piccadilly Circus.
Cops are at the scene after a driver went over the curb outside a steak restaurant in the central London hotspot.
The mangled car stuck on a pavement in Piccadilly Circus
Police and ambulances at the scene
Smashed glass covered the pavement
Footage shared online showed hordes of people crowding around a black car with a mangled bonnet.
The number plate was almost completely ripped off, the windscreen smashed in and the airbag loose in the front passenger seat.
Cop vehicles are visible in the background and smashed glass covers the pavement as countless bystanders watch on.
A pedestrian and a passenger who was inside the car at the time were taken to hospital along with the driver.
The Met police said in a statement: “Police were called at approximately 18:50hrs on Tuesday, 12 November to reports of a collision involving a car in Coventry Street, junction with Haymarket, SW1.
“Witnesses reported a car mounted the pavement before colliding with a building.
“Two people – a pedestrian and a passenger who was in the car – were taken to hospital for treatment.
“The driver of the car was not seriously injured but was taken to hospital as a precaution.
“No reports of any other serious injuries. Road closures remain in place around the location.
“Enquiries into the circumstances continue.”
Details surrounding why the driver mounted the curb are not yet known.
It is not being treated as terror-related.
Dozens of people crowded around the car at the scene
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