E-scooter and officer collide near Buckingham Palace
An e-scooter collided with a police officer near Buckingham Palace on Friday afternoon. Both individuals were taken to a major trauma center, but their injuries were assessed as non-life threatening. The area was cordoned off by police for several hours following the incident.
- ▪The collision occurred at 16:00 BST on Constitution Hill.
- ▪Medical personnel treated both the e-scooter rider and the police officer at the scene.
- ▪The police confirmed that the injuries sustained were not life-threatening or life-changing.
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| Publication time | Sat, 23 May 2026 10:23:22 GMT |
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E-scooter and officer collide near Buckingham Palace13 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleEwan SomervilleLondonBBCThe collision happened on Friday afternoonAn e-scooter rider and a police officer were taken to a major trauma centre after a collision outside Buckingham Palace.The BBC saw medical bags, a discarded police hat and a black e-scooter strewn across the road outside the palace's gates in the aftermath of the crash on Friday.The incident took place at 16:00 BST at the bottom of Constitution Hill, the length of which was cordoned off by police for hours.A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "We sent an ambulance crew, incident response officer and dispatched London Air Ambulance via car to the scene.
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