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E-scooter and officer collide near Buckingham Palace

BBC News · May 23, 2026, 10:23 AM · Also reported by 1 other source

Key takeaways

  • Ewan Somerville London BBCThe collision happened on Friday afternoon.
  • 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.

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Ewan Somerville London BBCThe collision happened on Friday afternoon. An 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.

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