A man is pictured pinned to the ground after the incident. He was driving a black Toyota Prius which is a registered minicab
Daily Mail: BREAKING NEWS: Taxi driver 'deliberately mows down pedestrians' after mounting the pavement outside London's Natural History Museum before being pinned to the ground and arrested in front of stunned tourists
* Man arrested in the heart of capital's museum land after several pedestrians were mowed down by a vehicle
* He was pinned to the ground by security guards and arrested as hundreds of terrified tourists fled the scene
* The black Toyota Prius - a registered minicab - careered into a sign before crashing into a crowd
* Witness told MailOnline: 'A black Toyota went ploughing straight towards us. I thought it had lost control'
Several people have been injured after a car mounted the pavement and mowed down pedestrians outside the Natural History Museum in London this afternoon.
A man was pinned down by security guards and arrested by police in the heart of the capital's museum land in Kensington.
Hundreds of terrified tourists fled the scene as the black Toyota Prius - a registered minicab - careered into a sign before ultimately crashing into a crowd of as many as 10 people as it hit a silver car, according to witnesses.
Dramatic pictures show guards holding down a man covered in blood with rubble strewn across the road. Dozens of armed officers converged on the scene and patrolled the area as search dogs combed the area.
Nearby museums including the Science Museum and Victoria and Albert Museum were evacuated with Tube stations sealed off by police.
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More News On reprots That 'Multiple' People Were Injured Outside London's Natural History Museum After A Car 'Ploughed Into Pedestrians'
Natural History Museum crash: Car hits people in London -- BBC
Car hits pedestrians outside London museum; some injured -- Washington Post/AP
London Police Detain Driver Whose Car Strikes Pedestrians Near Natural History Museum -- New York Times
Car hits pedestrians outside Natural History Museum in London -- The Guardian
Man arrested after car mounts pavement outside London museum, hitting passers-by -- The Telegraph
Natural History Museum: Several injured after car 'mounts pavement' and hits pedestrians in South Kensington -- Evening Standard
Man detained after vehicle rams into crowd outside London museum, several injured -- FOX News
Update: British police are saying that this is not terrorism related .... Several hurt in car incident near London museum; police say not terrorism-linked (Reuters).