3 injured after ‘drug driver’ ploughs into pedestrians in east London
A two-year-old boy is fighting for his life after being hit by a car in Rainham, east London.
The youngster and two pedestrians were struck by the vehicle on South End Road at around 3.24pm on Tuesday.
Two women, aged 32 and 25, were taken to hospital with injuries that are not thought to be life-threatening, the Metropolitan Police said.
Police made clear that they did not believe it to be a terrorist-related incident.
A two-year-old boy is fighting for his life after being hit by a car in Rainham, east London
The driver of the car, a dark blue Mercedes A180, was arrested at the scene on suspicion of drug driving.
He was taken to an east London police station where he remains in custody.
Detectives from the Serious Collision Investigation Unit (SCIU) appealed for witnesses, or anyone with dash-cam footage, to come forward.
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: 'Immediately following the collision members of the public assisted in detaining a suspect.
'Police are particularly keen to hear from those people.'