Somali man charged with attempted murder after ramming car into crowds in London
A Somali-born British man will appear in court this morning charged with five counts of attempted murder after a car hit people on a busy London road. Five people were injured with three taken to hospital after the incident on Ealing Broadway, Ealing, west London, at about 2.30pm on Saturday.
Timir Ahmed Mohamed, 34, of Grange Park, Ealing, has also been charged with dangerous driving, failing to stop, failing to provide a specimen of breath for analysis and criminal damage, the Metropolitan Police said. He has been remanded in custody and will appear at Willesden Magistrates’ Court on Monday.
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Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) London conducted initial inquiries, but it is not being treated as terrorism.
Footage shows heroic passersby attempting to intervene, with some pulling at the car’s door handles and smacking windows in a bid to stop the vehicle.
A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said: "At this time, it is believed they have all suffered non-life-threatening or life-changing injuries.
"The car involved did not stop at the scene but was stopped in nearby Grange Park a short time later. The driver, a 34-year-old Somalia-born British man, was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving and attempted murder.
"Due to the nature of the incident, local officers were in contact with officers from Counter Terrorism Policing London as they conducted their initial enquiries. While investigators are keeping an open mind as to any potential motive, the incident is not being treated as terrorism.
"Road closures are in place in the area and could remain in place for some time while the police investigation progresses."
None of the injuries were life-threatening or life-changing, and the two who were not taken to hospital received treatment at the scene.
A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We sent a number of resources including ambulance crews, paramedics in fast response cars, a volunteer emergency responder crew and an incident response officer to the scene. We also dispatched London’s Air Ambulance.
“We treated three patients at the scene and took one of them to a major trauma centre by road as a priority. The other two patients were taken to a local hospital.”
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