iStock/Thinkstock(LONDON) — Police in London are dealing with three incidents: reports of a vehicle plowing into pedestrians on London Bridge, stabbings at Borough Market and another incident in the Vauxhall area.
The London Ambulance Service tweeted: “Multiple resources attending an incident at #LondonBridge, please avoid the area.” Transport for London also tweeted that the bridge was closed in both directions due to a “major incident.”
Metropolitan Police also reported that they responded to a reports of stabbings in Borough Market, and after officers responded “shots have been fired.”
Police also reported an unspecified incident at Vauxhall.
London Bridge is normally crowded on Saturday nights, and Borough Market is a popular area packed with bars and restaurants a short distance from the bridge.
Downing Street has said that United Kingdom Prime Minister Theresa May is in contact with officials and is being updated on London Bridge incident.
BBC reporter Holly Jones, who was on the bridge at the time, told the network several people were hurt after a white van swerved and hit a crowd of people while it was crossing London Bridge.
“A white van driver came speeding — probably about 50 mph — veered off the road into the crowds of people who were walking along the pavement,” she told BBC News. “He swerved right round me and then hit about five or six people. He hit about two people in front of me and then three behind. I’d say there are about four severely injured people. They all have paramedics assisting them at the moment.”
She said there were about four people severely injured and that some 20 armed police officers on the scene.
People in the area tweeted video and images of the scene, showing police responding and injured people being treated.
Scenes at Southwark police station borough high street #Londonbridge #london #breaking pic.twitter.com/MHj6czECB8
— Samantha Wild (@SamanthaWild) June 3, 2017
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