London Van Hits Passengers in Finsbury Park: Latest Update

One person was killed, and several injured, when a van drove into pedestrians near Finsbury Park Mosque, north London, in the earlier of Monday morning, according to the report of CNN on June 18, UK.

Latest Update of the Incident

The location of this incident is near the station of Finsbury Park and a nearby Mosque. One person was killed and several were injured by the incident, a lot of people are under emergency treatment by local hospital.

According to a statement by UK policemen, there are a lot of injured people who are waiting for treatment, one man was under arrest, the details of this incident is under investigation until now.

At that time, some victims witnessed that a man was trying to jump out the Van who held a sword, after that at least one person was stabbed. Witnesses also obtained, there were three in all in the van, while one is controlled down by the public, while others were escaped.

“We saw a driver who was trying to escape and he’s using force,” Warfa said. People were able to force him to the ground and keep him there until police came, he said.

What We Know by Now

• One man was pronounced dead at scene. Eight people have been taken to different hospitals.
• The driver of the van, a 48-year-old man has been arrested
• Many witnesses told police they saw three people exit the van, but police say they have not identified any other suspects.
• Prime Minister Theresa May says van incident is being treated as “potential terrorist attack.”

London Mayor Sadiq Khan released a statement Monday morning calling the incident a “horrific terror attack.”

This is the second truck collision happened in UK in a month.