Man arrested after pedestrians hit by car in London’s West End

Man arrested after pedestrians hit by car in London’s West End

Four people taken to hospital after incident, which police say was not terrorism-related, in early hours of Christmas Day

A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after pedestrians were hit by a car in the West End of London in the early hours of Christmas Day.

The Metropolitan police said officers were called at 00.45am on Wednesday after reports of a collision and a car driving on the wrong side of the road on Shaftesbury Avenue in Covent Garden.

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