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London van crash: casualties as vehicle collides with pedestrians – live updates London van crash: casualties as vehicle collides with pedestrians – live updates
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The Guardian’s Richard Preston, who is on the scene, said a witness told him that an elderly man had collapsed at a bus stop and was being tended to by a crowd of people when the van hit.
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Vikram Dodd
Eyewitness Boubou Sougou saw the incident and says the driver deliberately piled into people on the pavement. He filmed video on his camera phone, showing people being tended to some apparently with serious injuries. In one case one person appeared to be given CPR.
Sougou, 23, said: “ It was not an accident, I saw everything. People were badly injured. The van driver tried to escape but people grabbed him. He did not say anything.”
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Andrew, a courier who did not wish to give his surname, said he saw three people on the floor and at least one of them appeared to be in Muslim dress.
The 45-year-old, of St Albans, Hertfordshire, told the Press Association he was driving back from a night shift when he saw the aftermath of the collision.
He said: “When I drove past slowly I could count three people on the floor and police were performing CPR on one of them. The guy having CPR performed on him was in a gown, ethnic clothing.”
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The Guardian’s crime correspondent Vikram Dodd is on the scene. He says:
I am standing on the junction of Fonthill Road and Seven Sisters Road. Police tape is up and the road is blocked by a flotilla of police vehicles. Standing back are armed police officers and local people are also standing around, some are agitated and others are slightly bemused. One or two have witnessed what happened and are in a state of shock.”
3.06am BST
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'Three men in van' – witness
A witness has told Sky News that there were three men in the van. He said one was arrested and two ran away. But this has not been confirmed. Police have simply said one man has been arrested.
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To clarify, the incident took place outside the Muslim Welfare House, which contains a mosque, but not the Finsbury Park Mosque, which is some 300m away.
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'A lot of chaos outside' – witness
A witness who lives opposite the scene of the crash has described the moment to the BBC:
From the window, I started hearing a lot of yelling and screeching, a lot of chaos outside. Everybody was shouting: ‘A van’s hit people, a van’s hit people.’ There was this white van stopped outside Finsbury Park mosque that seemed to have hit people who were coming out after prayers had finished. I didn’t see the attacker himself, although he seems to have been arrested, but I did see the van.”
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At least 10 people injured – witness
While there are no official confirmation of how many people have been injured, police and the Ambulance Service have said there are a number of casualties.
A witnesses has told Sky News that at least 10 people were hit outside the mosque.
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Rabbi Herschel Gluck of the Jewish security grip Shomrim, rushed to the scene.
He said: “It seems the van went onto the pavement people where there were people drinking coffee after their fast. We are here to support the local community. The hurt are predominantly Muslim.”
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The incident comes towards the end of Ramadan, the ninth month in the Islamic calendar and the holiest time of their year. During Ramadan Muslims fast daily from dawn to dusk and focus on prayer, purification and acts of charity. This year Ramadan began on 26 May 26 and ends on Saturday 24 June.The incident comes towards the end of Ramadan, the ninth month in the Islamic calendar and the holiest time of their year. During Ramadan Muslims fast daily from dawn to dusk and focus on prayer, purification and acts of charity. This year Ramadan began on 26 May 26 and ends on Saturday 24 June.
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My colleague Richard Preston is on the scene and has spoken to witnesses.
One man, who asked not to be named, said:
I was sitting in a cafe. My cousin was injured, he’s in hospital now... someone told me two people were stuck under the van. People tried to lift the van up. Police were quick to the scene.”
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A statement from the London Ambulance Service says it has dispatched ambulance crews, paramedics and specialist teams and an advance trauma team from London’s Air Ambulance.
We have a number of ambulance crews & specialist teams on scene at the incident on #SevenSisters Road #FinsburyPark https://t.co/oL75V7ZUWD pic.twitter.com/4SHEhzx3tr
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Here is a map of Finsbury Park and the scene of the incident:
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Three seriously injured - reports
Witnesses have told the BBC that three people were seriously injured in the incident.
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Muslim Council says van 'has run over worshippers'
BREAKING: We have been informed that a van has run over worshippers as they left #FinsburyPark Mosque. Our prayers are with the victims. https://t.co/FSE5m3bFpo
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Brian Whelan, a Channel Four journalist at the scene, reports that locals are angry and confused over what has happened.
Locals massing at barriers, angry at police, people confused about what has happened. pic.twitter.com/VCN9Y3PTVb
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The incident in Finsbury Park comes after two attacks in London since March which saw pedestrians struck by vehicles. Both were terrorist attacks. The first was in Westminster and the second came a fortnight ago in London Bridge.
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A503 Seven Sisters Rd is closed N/B at Hornsey Rd & S/B at Rock St due to a police incident. The road will be closed for some time.
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Images and video from the scene posted on Twitter show several emergency service vehicles blocking the road.
This is the scene at Finsbury Park station side of cordon. Confusion as to what exactly has taken place. Helicopter up. pic.twitter.com/Rex6EFssLr
Anyone an idea what exactly happened? @metpoliceuk #finsburypark #sevensisters pic.twitter.com/d4VoQtcJZr
Seven Sisters Road pic.twitter.com/CikYf7jxuJ
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Hello and welcome to our live coverage of a developing incident in Finsbury Park, north London. Police say one person has been arrested after a vehicle struck pedestrians, leaving “a number of casualties” in Seven Sisters Road.
“Police were called just after 0020hrs 19 June to reports of a vehicle in collision with pedestrians,” a statement from police said.
The London Ambulance Service said it had sent “a number of resources” to Finsbury Park.
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