Overview
- A 41‑year‑old Iranian man was taken to hospital with life‑threatening injuries after a car struck him on Golders Green Road on Wednesday.
- A 39‑year‑old Iraqi national was arrested at the scene on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm, causing serious injury by dangerous driving and failing to provide a drugs sample and remains in police custody.
- The Met’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit is leading enquiries and the force has said the incident is not being treated as terrorism while Counter Terrorism Policing continues a separate probe into an April arson at a nearby memorial wall.
- Volunteers from Shomrim and Hatzola joined the Metropolitan Police and London Ambulance Service at the scene and officers have said there will be a continued local police presence while urging witnesses to contact police and the public not to share circulating videos.
- Earlier on the same day a large fire at the Kosher Kingdom was declared non‑suspicious and caused by an electrical fault, and recent attacks in the area have heightened community concern as investigations proceed.