'Out of control' Tesla ploughs into pedestrians on busy London street injuring seven
19 March 2025, 15:00 | Updated: 20 March 2025, 14:58
Seven people have been injured and later taken to hospital after a Tesla ploughed into the pavement of a busy London street before hitting a lamppost.
Listen to this article
Loading audio...
The driver of the vehicle and six pedestrians were treated at the scene, the Met said.
Two patients were taken to a major trauma centre.
Fortunately, their injuries were deemed non-life-changing or life-threatening.
Footage shared to social media shows the mangled white car wrecked on the pavement outside a Sainsbury's Local in Stepney Green.
The incident happened at the junction of Mile End Road and Harford Street on Sunday afternoon at around 5:30pm.
The cause of the crash is not yet known.
A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said: “We attended a road traffic collision involving a car and multiple pedestrians in Mile End Road, E3 at 17:26hrs on Sunday, 16 March.
“Seven people – the driver of the car and six pedestrians – were treated at the scene and were later taken to hospital by the London Ambulance Service, where their injuries were deemed non-life-changing or life-threatening.
“No arrests were made and enquiries into the circumstances are ongoing.”
Read more: Major brewer that runs hundreds of pubs to hike beer prices, as boss blames Rachel Reeves
Read more: Teen who murdered his family and planned school massacre jailed for life with minimum of 48 years
A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We were called at 5.26pm on Sunday to reports of a road traffic collision in Mile End Road, E1
“We sent a number of resources to the scene including three ambulance crews. We also dispatched a trauma team from London’s Air Ambulance in a car.
"The first paramedic arrived in less than seven minutes.
“We treated seven patients at the scene and took them all to hospital. Two of these patients were taken to a major trauma centre as a priority.”
A London Fire Brigade spokesperson added: "Firefighters were called to a road traffic collision on Sunday.
"One car was in collision with a lamppost and a traffic light."
