An e-scooter rider and a police officer were taken to a major trauma centre after a collision outside Buckingham Palace. The crash occurred at 16:00 BST at the bottom of Constitution Hill, where police cordoned off the area for hours. London Ambulance Service sent an ambulance crew, an incident response officer, and dispatched London Air Ambulance via car. Two males were treated at the scene and taken to hospital as a priority. The Metropolitan Police said the officer was on foot at the eastern end of Constitution Hill next to Buckingham Palace. Both were assessed as having non-life threatening and non-life changing injuries. The scene remained cordoned off while injuries were confirmed, and officers challenged cyclists attempting to pass through the cordon. The palace was not flying the Royal Standard at the time, indicating King Charles was not present.
"We sent an ambulance crew, incident response officer and dispatched London Air Ambulance via car to the scene. We treated two males at the scene and took them to a major trauma centre as a priority."
"Both the rider of the e-scooter and the police officer were taken to hospital. Their injuries were assessed as non-life threatening and non-life changing. "The scene of the incident was cordoned off while the level of injuries was confirmed.""
"The Met Police confirmed it was called to "a collision with a police officer who was on foot at the eastern end of Constitution Hill next to Buckingham Palace". A spokesperson said: "Both the rider of the e-scooter and the police officer were taken to hospital.""
"Officers were seen patrolling the cordon and shouted at several cyclists who at one point attempted to pass through a cycle lane within the cordon. "Get out, you're in a crime scene," an officer was heard shouting at the cyclist. The palace was not flying the Royal Standard, suggesting King Charles was not present at the time of the collision."
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