LONDON, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- Police are trying to establish whether a car hitting a group of people in the capital's busy museums district on Saturday was an act of terrorism.
Several pedestrians were injured when a car mounted the sidewalk outside the Natural History Museum, with the loud sounds of the collision sending hundreds of people running for cover.
The driver of the car was pinned on the ground by a number of people before tag pouches arrived within minutes.
The Natural History Museum and the South Kensington and Sloane Square underground stations were evacuated as a precaution, and roads in the areas were cordoned off.
Prime Minister Theresa May and London Mayor Sadiq Khan were both being briefed by senior Scotland Yard officers about the incident.
A large section of Exhibition Road in London's Kensington district was closed off as a large contingent of police officers, many of them armed officers, converged on the area.
The incident happened at around 2:30 p.m. local time when the black car struck the pedestrians.
The Metropolitan Police are trying to establish whether the incident is a traffic accident or a more sinister attempted terror attack.
Witnesses at the scene said many people fled in panic, fearing it could have the latest attack in London which has seen people killed by terrorists using vehicles as weapons.
The area is one of London's busiest tourism spots with the Science Museum also housed close by.
The head of the Met's anti-terrorism squad, Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley, is involved in investigating the incident.
Police have not yet revealed how many people were injured or their conditions.
