The woman in her 20s died and the man was arrested after the van fell into a group of people outside King’s College in London.
The second pedestrian remained fighting for his life after a horror near Sorset House in the capital shortly before noon.
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Officers and Emergency Service at the scene at Strandcredit: Pa
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The van entered in three people in the central Londononcredit: X/Game Hedgehog
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Paramedics that arrive after horror crashcridit: Pa
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Officers said it was not considered to be an incident terroris
Three pedestrians suffered injuries with a woman who was unfortunately declared dead at the scene, police said.
The 26-year-old man has since been arrested on suspicion of causing death to driving drugs and driving carelessness.
The arrested man remains in custody, he confirmed the force.
Two other people were transported to hospital, one with potentially dangerous injuries and the other with minor injuries.
The incident is not believed to relate to terror, according to the metropolitan police.
The paintings in the area show a police cordon descending a place at the scene with more police and emergency vehicles.
The Horror collision in the popular surface took place in daylight while shocked students, tourists and nearby workers watched.
Campus King’s College is thought to be locked without access to students.
Met police said in a statement: “The police are on the spot and is engaged in a collision near the electricity, toilet.
“Officers were invited at 11: 41 hours after a collision on Tuesday, March 18, which included a van and pedestrians.
“Three pedestrians suffered injuries, and a woman in her twenties was unfortunately declared dead at the scene.
“Two pedestrians were taken to the hospital, one is potentially dangerous to a life of injury and the other has fewer injuries.
“The driver of the van, a 26-year-old man was arrested at the scene for doubt causing death carelessly and driving the concentration of the above controlled drug above the stated restriction.
“It remains in custody. The investigations are underway and the crime scene is in place.
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“This collision is not treated as terrorism.”
Pictures from the scene also showed that police officers set a blue tent as the investigation continued.
They are also attended by the London Fire Brigade and the London Emergency Room.
An ambulance spokesman in London said: “Today (on Tuesday, March 18) at 11.39 pm we invited reports on an incident in Strand, toilet.
“We sent resources to the scene, including ambulance crews, advanced paramedica, an incident response officer, a clinical team manager and an ambulance London.
“We treated four people at the scene. Unfortunately, despite the best efforts, one person died.
“We took two people to the hospital and a fourth person was discharged.”
One witness at the scene said to LBC that they heard that “a few girls may have been affected.”
They said, “I’m waiting for my friends to go out, they sound pretty poignant, but I don’t know what they saw.”
Another student said the socket: “No one knew what was going on. There were a lot of police ribbons and shouting, and everyone stood there.
“We saw people lie down with people with emergency vehicles around them.”
But, doctorate at King’s College London, who did not want to share his last name, he left class when he saw the emergency services gathered near the scene.
The 28-year-old said he initially thought the emergency services were because of protests outside the university, until he saw that the ambulance workers he carried.
“I was just coming out of class … At first I was disoriented, I thought it was a protest because it usually happened, but that’s something else,” he said.
“(Now know that the woman has died) is so sad and hard to process – my thoughts go out to her family and friends.
“We’re going through that transition all the time and it’s pedestrian, barely passing any vehicles.”
Strand is currently closed from Surrey Street west to Most Waterloo.
Bus routes are affected by diverses set up around the Aldwych area.
However, it is understood that traffic in the east can still use the road.
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Officers raised a blue tent as they continued to investigate: Well
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The area outside King’s College London is a cordonated ofcredit: x/kclquestations
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