A automobile has ploughed into the centre of Piccadilly Circus in central London injuring two 22-year-old males, with one in a life-threatening situation.
Emergency companies had been referred to as to the scene within the early hours of Sunday morning and the world has now been closed off.
Footage of the junction present a black BMW flipped onto its roof with particles in every single place. It seems to have pushed instantly on the pedestrianised a part of Piccadilly Circus, which it residence to the Shaftesbury memorial fountain popularly often called Eros.
The automobile solely acquired so far as the pavement and stopped in need of the landmark, which is topped with a statue of Anteros, the Greek god of requited love.
The automobile was left mendacity on its roof with particles strewn throughout the bottom (Steph Day)
Two males, each aged 22, had been handled on the scene, with one being taken to a significant trauma centre and one other to a neighborhood hospital.
Police mentioned that one of many males is in a life threatening situation, whereas the opposite’s accidents aren’t believed to be life-threatening. No pedestrians had been injured and no different autos had been concerned.
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Ambulance crews, a paramedic in a quick response automobile, an incident response officer and members of the London Ambulance Service hazardous space response staff all rushed to the scene of the crash on Saturday morning. That they had been alerted to the collision at 5:25am and the primary paramedic arrived at Piccadilly Circus in lower than 4 minutes.
A London Ambulance Service spokesperson mentioned: “We had been referred to as at 5.25am right now (29 June) to stories of a street visitors collision on Piccadilly, W1J.
The scene after a automobile crashed close to the Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain (PA)
“We despatched various assets, together with ambulance crews, a paramedic in a quick response automobile, an incident response officer and members of our hazardous space response staff (HART). We additionally dispatched a trauma staff in a automobile from London’s Air Ambulance.
“Our first paramedic arrived on scene in lower than 4 minutes.
“We handled two folks. We took one affected person to a significant trauma centre and the opposite affected person to a neighborhood hospital.”
The roads main into Piccadilly Circus have been closed off (CWconstruction)
A Met Police spokesperson mentioned: “At 05:28hrs on Sunday, 29 June police had been referred to as to Piccadilly Circus following a single automobile street visitors collision. A black BMW had overturned, ending up subsequent to the Eros fountain.
“Officers attended with London Ambulance Service paramedics and the London Fireplace Brigade.
“Two males, each aged 22 and each occupants of the automobile, had been taken to hospital.
One individual was taken to a significant trauma centre and the opposite to a neighborhood hospital. (PA)
“One of many males is in a life threatening situation. The opposite man’s accidents aren’t believed to be life-threatening.
“No pedestrians had been injured and no different autos are believed to be concerned.
“There are street closures in place round Piccadilly Circus.
“We recognise the disruption this can trigger. We are going to look to take away these on the earliest alternative however solely when we’ve got carried out the work required to analyze this severe incident.”
