A crash outside a London museum that injured 11 people was not terror-related, police say.
A black Toyota Prius hit the people outside the Natural History Museum in Exhibition Road, South Kensington.
The Metropolitan Police earlier said one person had been arrested and video footage that emerged on Twitter showed a man being restrained on the ground.
An update from the force later said the incident was being treated as "a road traffic collision".
London Ambulance said the people it treated - including the detained man - had mostly sustained head and leg injuries. Nine were taken to hospital.
The Met said none of the injuries were believed to be life-threatening or life changing.
The man is being held in custody at a north London police station.
Prime Minister Theresa May tweeted her thanks to first responders and members of the public, adding: "My thoughts are with the injured."
London Mayor Sadiq Khan also tweeted his thanks and hopes for a "swift recovery" for those injured.
"For Londoners and visitors planning to visit our excellent museums and attractions in the area, please be assured they will be open as usual tomorrow."
The current terror threat in the UK is at "severe" - the second highest level - meaning an attack is highly likely.
Exhibition Road is an area popular with tourists as it is home to the Natural History Museum, the Science Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Oliver Cheshire, a model and popstar Pixie Lott's fiance, was involved in helping hold the man down after the incident.
He tweeted: "I'm OK. Thank you to the men who helped me pin him down and the police for coming so quickly."
BBC reporter Chloe Hayward, who was leaving the Natural History Museum as the crash happened at 14:20 BST, said she saw a car "diagonally across the road", looking like it had hit a bollard, before armed officers arrived.
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