Three people are in hospital and four teenagers are in custody after a car crashed into pedestrians outside a busy north London pub.
The Peugeot Partner collided with at least two men and a woman outside the Old Queen’s Head on Essex Road in Islington shortly before 10.55pm on Saturday.
Police said people inside the car fled the scene.
Four teenagers, aged between 17 and 19, were later arrested on suspicion of offences including grievous bodily harm (GBH) with intent and possession of blades and pointed articles.
A knife was found in the car and a second blade found on the ground nearby.
Pictures show paramedics treating people at the scene. Police said the injuries of the trio in hospital were not life-threatening.
Detectives said the incident was not being treated as a terror attack.
#essexroad #islington An abandoned knife and a handful of mowed down casualties ... 🤔 pic.twitter.com/7xHz58RO3P
— Jade Barlow (@Jadeypades) March 26, 2017
Essex road in Islington just after pic.twitter.com/mHbKBNgCkG
— James (@J___A___H) March 25, 2017
Witnesses described how the car drove at 50mph around a bend and struck people queueing for the pub.
However, a Met police spokesman could not say whether the injured victims were on the pavement at the time.
Anyone with information can contact Islington police on 101 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
