LONDON: A car has collided with the front gates of Downing Street, where Prime Minister Rishi Sunak‘s office and residence is based, London police said on Thursday, adding a man had been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving.
“At around 16:20hrs a car collided with the gates of Downing Street on Whitehall. Armed officers arrested a man at the scene on suspicion of criminal damage and dangerous driving,” police said in a statement. “There are no reports of any injuries.”
Police said enquiries were ongoing.
A Reuters witness said there was a small vehicle outside the gate, with its doors and trunk open. Cordons were in place along Whitehall, a main road running past Downing Street where several government departments are based.
Watch Car crashes into front gates of Downing Street in London outside PM Rishi Sunak’s residence
“At around 16:20hrs a car collided with the gates of Downing Street on Whitehall. Armed officers arrested a man at the scene on suspicion of criminal damage and dangerous driving,” police said in a statement. “There are no reports of any injuries.”
Police said enquiries were ongoing.
A Reuters witness said there was a small vehicle outside the gate, with its doors and trunk open. Cordons were in place along Whitehall, a main road running past Downing Street where several government departments are based.
Watch Car crashes into front gates of Downing Street in London outside PM Rishi Sunak’s residence
