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In pictures: Westminster car crash

Armed police, ambulances and firefighters responded to an incident in central London, which happened shortly after 07:30 BST.

News imageBBC Still frame from BBC News footage of the car which crashed into security barriers outside the Houses of Parliament.BBC

Officers were seen surrounding the silver car, which had crashed into a barrier outside Parliament, before a man was arrested.

News imageReuters A car that crashed outside the Houses of Parliament surrounded by members of the emergency services in WestminsterReuters
News imagePA Police on Westminster Bridge, central London, after a car crashed into security barriers outside the Houses of ParliamentPA

Streets around Millbank and Parliament Square were cordoned off for several hours after the crash.

News imageShutterstock Westminster Bridge is cordoned off to trafficShutterstock

A vehicle swerved into cyclists and pedestrians, injuring three people.

Armed police were seen on Victoria Embankment in Westminster.

News imagePA Armed police on Victoria Embankment in Westminster, central London, after a car crashed into security barriers outside the Houses of Parliament.PA
News imagePA Police on Westminster Bridge, central London, after a car crashed into security barriers outside the Houses of Parliament.PA

One women is being treated in hospital for serious but non life-threatening injuries.

Scotland Yard have said they are treating the crash as a terrorist incident.

News imagePA An ambulance near the Houses of Parliament, Westminster in central London, after a car crashed into security barriers outside the Houses of ParliamentPA

Forensic officers examined the vehicle at the scene.

News imagePA Forensics at the scene of the crash near parliamentPA

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