A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after four people were injured by a car which was driven onto a pavement following a row in a nightclub.
One person is in a life-threatening condition after the incident in central London in the early hours of Christmas Day, the Metropolitan Police said.
A spokesperson for the Met said the suspect had got into a row in a nightclub “prior to getting in his car and mounting the pavement” on Shaftesbury Avenue in the West End. The force said it was not terror-related.
Blood and items of clothing including a jacket, shoes and a hat are strewn across the pavement in front of a Caffe Concerto.
A police cordon stretches between the Gielgud Theatre, where the musical Oliver is performed, and Sondheim Theatre, home to Les Miserables.
Dept Asst Commissioner Stuart Cundy said: “Officers responded quickly to this report, working closely with City of London Police to arrest a man within minutes.
“It’s believed that the suspect was involved in an altercation at a nightclub prior to getting in his car and mounting the pavement.
“This has been confirmed as an isolated incident which is not terror-related.”