Overview

• A cordon was placed at Whitehall’s southern end after officers responded to reports of an abandoned vehicle near Downing Street.
• No10 staff sheltered in secure rooms and left via the rear entrance during the lockdown before police declared the scene safe.
• Met Police confirmed the suspicious vehicle probe was unrelated to an earlier coach and pedestrian collision on Abingdon Street.
• Emergency services including London Air Ambulance treated a man for a head injury at the scene and transported him to a major trauma centre.
• All road closures were removed once officers resolved the vehicle incident and highways reopened.