A CAR has smashed into Piccadilly Circus roundabout this morning – leaving two young men seriously injured and the busy junction completely closed off.
Emergency services raced to the scene in central London in the early hours, after a car ploughed into the iconic landmark.
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All the roads leading to London’s most famous junction have been closed off and the nearby tube station has been left partially closed.
A Met spokesperson told The Sun one of the casualties’ injuries are not life-threatening, though the other is in a “lifethreatening condition.”
Images from the scene of the smash show a car on its roof after it appears to have crashed straight into the fountain at the centre of the world famous roundabout and flipped over.
The car was left seriously damaged with its entire front end smashed to pieces.
Both of the injured men, aged 22, were treated on the scene after the London Ambulance Service scrambled a number of paramedics and resources to the crash.
One of them was then rushed to a major trauma centre to receive urgent medical care.
An investigation into the collision is underway with a large police presence still on the scene.
The fountain which the car crashed into is known as the Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain and stands at the centre of the famous square.
A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We were called at 5.25am today (29 June) to reports of a road traffic collision on Piccadilly, W1J.
“We sent a number of resources, including ambulance crews, a paramedic in a fast response car, an incident response officer and members of our hazardous area response team (HART).
“We also dispatched a trauma team in a car from London’s Air Ambulance.
“Our first paramedic arrived on scene in less than four minutes.
“We treated two people. We took one patient to a major trauma centre and the other patient to a local hospital.”
A Met Police spokesperson said: “At 05:28hrs on Sunday, 29 June police were called to Piccadilly Circus following a single vehicle road traffic collision.
“A black BMW had overturned, ending up next to the Eros fountain.
“Officers attended with London Ambulance Service paramedics and the London Fire Brigade.
“Two men, both aged 22 and both occupants of the vehicle, were taken to hospital.
“One of the men is in a life threatening condition. The other man’s injuries are not believed to be life threatening.
“No pedestrians were injured and no other vehicles are believed to be involved.
“There are road closures in place around Piccadilly Circus.
“We recognise the disruption this will cause. We will look to remove these at the earliest opportunity but only when we have carried out the work required to investigate this serious incident.”
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