Man killed after car ploughs into east London pub in early hours as two arrested at scene

A man has died after a car ploughed into a pub in London in the early hours, with police arresting two people at the scene.

The Metropolitan Police were called to the Albert Bow in Tower Hamlets, east London on Sunday at 1.35am.

It is believed the vehicle swerved off at the junction of Roman Road and St Stephen's Road and smashed into the building.

Scotland Yard and the London Ambulance Service rushed to the scene, but despite the efforts of officers and paramedics a man was pronounced dead at the scene.

The car’s driver and another passenger were treated in hospital with non life-threatening or life-changing injuries.

Officers were called to the pub in the early hours of Sunday (PA)

Both men, aged in their 20s, have now been detained on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.

A spokesman for LAS said: “We were called at 1:35am today (July 20) to reports of a road traffic collision on St Stephen's Road, Bow.

“We sent resources to the scene, including ambulance crews, an advanced paramedic, an incident response officer, members of our hazardous area response team (HART) and London's Air Ambulance.

“Our crews treated three people. Sadly, one person was declared dead at the scene. We took the other two patients to hospital.”

A crime scene remains in the area whilst officers complete their enquires

Scotland Yard

The Met added: “At around 1.25am on Sunday, July 20, police and London Ambulance Service attended to a report of a road traffic collision in Bow.

“A car left the carriageway and collided with a building at the junction of Roman Road and St Stephen’s Road. One of the passengers in the car was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.

“The driver of the car and another passenger – two men in their twenties – suffered injuries which have been confirmed as neither life-threatening nor life-changing.

“They have both been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. A crime scene remains in the area whilst specialist officers complete their enquires, which are ongoing.

“Please call police on 101 with the reference 615/20Jul if you were a witness or have any footage including dashcam.”