LONDON — A car slammed into early morning commuters before striking into barriers outside the Houses of Parliament in London, where two people have been hurt. It is being treated as an act of terror, according to British police.

  • Police do not believe injuries are life-threatening
  • Driver charged with terrorist offensives
  • Metropolitan Police stated Counter-Terrorism Command leading investigation

The police are treating the crash, which happened around 2:40 a.m., EST, or 7:40 a.m. local time, as an act of terror.

The driver, who is said to be in his 20s and wearing a puffy black jacket, was arrested on suspicion of terrorist offensives after allegedly driving a silver Ford Fiesta into early morning rush-hour commuters — cyclists and pedestrians — before striking a barrier, according to Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu in a press release.

Basu stated that police did not find any weapons in the Fiesta and that the unnamed man is not cooperating with British authorities.

"Given that this appears to be a deliberate act, the method and this being an iconic site, we are treating it as a terrorist incident and the investigation is being led by officers from the Counter Terrorism Command," declared Basu.

It is believed the driver was alone and had no accomplices and police stated that there were no more threats against the public.

The Metropolitan Police stated that its Counter-Terrorism Command is leading the investigation.

In a tweet, the Metropolitan Police stated that two pedestrians are injured.

However, police do not believe any of the injuries are life-threatening. Basu confirmed that two people were sent to the hospital, but one man was discharged "and one woman remains in hospital being treated for serious but thankfully, non-life threatening injuries."

One man was treated at the scene, but he did not need to go to the hospital, explained Basu.

However, a witness stated that the crash looked intentional to her.

"The car drove at speed into the barriers outside the House of Lords. There was a loud bang from the collusion and a bit of smoke," Ewelina Ochab told the Associated Press. "The driver did not get out. The guards started screaming to people to move away."

Jason Williams also said that the crash looked deliberate and that the car was speeding.

"It didn't look like an accident. How do you do that by accident? It was a loud bang," the 45-year-old man explained to the Associated Press.

In March of 2017, four people died after Khalid Masood rammed a car into a crowd on Westminister Bridge. Masood stabbed a police officer to death before he was shot dead in a courtyard outside of Parliament.

The 2017 incident was declared a terrorist attack.

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