Video shows a man being detained after the car crash at the UK Houses of Parliament

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Video shows a man being detained after the car crash at the UK Houses of Parliament

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Houses of Parliament crash

Sky News

Police detained a man at the scene, leading him away from a silver car.

  • A car crashed into the barriers outside of the UK Houses of Parliament in London on Tuesday morning.
  • Police detained a man on the scene.
  • Several people are injured, but police say they don't believe that anyone is in a life-threatening condition.
  • Police remain at the scene, while Westminster tube station has been closed.

LONDON - Several people are injured and a man has been detained after a car crashed into the barriers outside of the UK Houses of Parliament in London.

A video by UK broadcaster Sky News shows police leading a man away from a silver car by police officers. A Sky News' journalist on the scene described it as a "very significant" police operation and said the man was led away in handcuffs.

Police were still determining the motive behind the crash, and whether it was terror-related, he said.

Watch the moment here:

Business Insider has not been able to independently verify whether the man in the footage is the man police arrested in connection with the crash.

The crash took place at 7.37 a.m. local time on Tuesday, according to the Metropolitan Police. 

They said that no one is believed to be in a life-threatening condition after the incident.

London Ambulance Service said it treated two people at the scene for "injuries that are not believed to be serious" and has taken them to hospital, according to Sky News.

car westminster crash august 2018

BBC News

Circled: the vehicle which crashed into safety barriers outside the Houses of Parliament.

Westminster tube station, which is close to the Houses of Parliament, has been closed and a police presence remains in the area to "assist the investigation," the police said in a statement.

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