Moment car 'crashes' into Downing Street gates before suspect is arrested
Shocking new footage shows the moment a car crashes into the Downing Street gates.
In the video, a silver car can be seen driving directly towards the street at a moderate speed as it exits a main road.
The Metropolitan Police confirmed they had arrested one man on suspicion of criminal damage and dangerous driving after the vehicle collided with the gates near the Prime Minister's residence at 4.20pm this afternoon.
The force later added that the incident is being dealt with by local officers in Westminster and isn't being treated as terror-related.
A small cordon remained in place outside Downing Street this evening.
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A silver car can be seen driving towards the Downing Street gates in the video (BBC)Rishi Sunak is understood to have been in No 10 at the time of the crash, but departed shortly afterwards on a scheduled appointment.
Eyewitness Simon Parry, 44, told the PA news agency that he heard a "bang" and saw police pointing Taser guns at a man.
"I heard a bang and looked up and saw loads of police with Taser guns shouting at the man," he said.
"A lot of police vehicles came very quickly and were very quick to evacuate the area."
Police confirmed the incident was not being treated as terror-related (XXXXXXXXXX)Mr Parry said the driver had his "face to the floor" as he was being arrested.
He said the man appeared to slow down before he reached the gates of Downing Street, having driven out from the other side of the road.
Others reported a man being led away in handcuffs by several police officers, who were also seen searching the boot of the car.
No information has yet been made public on the suspect or a possible motive.
Entry to Downing Street is blocked by black gates, which are manned at all times by armed police officers.
In 1991 members of the IRA fired three mortars at the street, one of which exploded in the backyard of Number 10 while Prime Minister John Major was leading a Cabinet meeting inside. Three police officers and a civil servant suffered minor injuries.
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