Buckingham Palace gates are boarded up after driver crashed into them with cops yelling 'keep your hands on your head' | 1815605 | 2024-03-16 06:08:01
Dramatic footage exhibits armed police surrounding the motorist, who was on his knees,
BUCKINGHAM Palace's gates have been boarded up after a automotive smashed into them in the early hours of Saturday morning.
Dramatic footage exhibits armed police surrounding the motorist, who was on his knees, as they yelled "hold your arms in your head!".
Officers swooped after the car rammed into the primary entrance gates of the royal residence in Westminster, central London.
The Met Police stated a person had been arrested on suspicion of felony injury.
The gates remain boarded up at this time.
A witness to the incident, who wished to remain anonymous, stated he watched the scene unfold at around 2:30am Saturday after hearing a 'loud bang'.
He stated: "I heard a loud bang, and I seemed over and the automotive had crashed into Buckingham Palace.
"Police have been on the scene fairly shortly – they usually acquired the person out and arrested him."
The Met stated there have been no reviews of any injuries.
A police spokesperson stated: "At round 2.35am on Saturday, March 9, a automotive collided with the gates of Buckingham Palace.
"Armed officers arrested a man on the scene on suspicion of felony injury.
"He was taken to hospital where following evaluation he was sectioned beneath the Psychological Health Act.
"He has been released on bail and enquiries continue.
"The matter just isn't being treated as terror-related."
<!-- End of Brightcove Player --> In a separate incident in Might final yr, a person was arrested after throwing shotgun cartridges into the grounds of Buckingham Palace.
David Huber, 60, was sentenced to a two-year group order which included 12 months of psychological health remedy.
And in July a man handcuffed himself to the gates of Buckingham Palace – triggering an urgent police response.
In Might 2022, a person was arrested at Buckingham Palace for trespassing and telling employees: "I need to see the Queen."
In the meantime in December 2021 an American tourist was fined £200 after jumping over the fence into the Mews on the afternoon of December 10 last yr within the midst of a psychotic episode.
Armed officers arrested the person at the scene on suspicion of felony injury[/caption]
Buckingham Palace boarded up following the incident[/caption]
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