A car has ploughed into the centre of Piccadilly Circus in central London injuring two 22-year-old men, with one in a life-threatening condition.
Emergency services were called to the scene in the early hours of Sunday morning and the area has now been closed off.
Pictures of the junction show a black BMW flipped onto its roof with debris everywhere. It appears to have driven directly at the pedestrianised part of Piccadilly Circus, which it home to the Shaftesbury memorial fountain popularly known as Eros.
The car only got as far as the pavement and stopped short of the landmark, which is topped with a statue of Anteros, the Greek god of requited love.
Two men, both aged 22, were treated at the scene, with one being taken to a major trauma centre and another to a local hospital.
Police said that one of the men is in a life threatening condition, while the other’s injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. No pedestrians were injured and no other vehicles were involved.
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