Car ploughs into busy London bus stop and injures eight people

People had been waiting for a bus in the early hours of Sunday (Picture: UKNIP)

A man in his 20s has been arrested after a driver barreled down a major London thoroughfare, striking down eight people queuing at a bus stop.

Eight people were waiting at a bus stop in Aldwych, part of the West End, at around 3.30am on Sunday when the Range Rover Vogue left the road.

The vehicle ploughed into a bus shelter just near the Indian High Commission.

The driver has also been taken to hospital, MyLondon reported.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving.

No further details about the pedestrians have been released.

The Metropolitan Police told Metro.co.uk: ‘Police were called at approximately 03:35hrs on Sunday, 29 October to reports of a car in collision with a number of pedestrians at a bus stop in Aldwych, WC2.

‘London Ambulance Service attended and confirmed eight pedestrians – no further details – were taken to hospital for treatment; condition awaits.

‘A man, aged in his 20s, was arrested at the scene on suspicion of dangerous driving; he has been taken to hospital as a precaution.

‘Road closures remain in place. Enquiries into the circumstances continue. At this stage, the incident is not being treated as terror-related.’

Aldwych, which runs by the Strand and between Temple and Holborn Tube stations, has been closed between Waterloo Bridge and Kingsway.

The Metropolitan Police and the London Ambulance Service have been contacted for comment. 

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The driver has also been taken to hospital.