Driver Hits Five Pedestrians on Ealing Broadway
Somali-born man arrested - incident not believed to have been terrorism
The junction was closed off by police for several hours on Saturday afternoon
June 28, 2026
Five pedestrians were injured on Saturday afternoon after a car collided with people outside Marks & Spencer in Ealing Broadway, prompting a major emergency response and the temporary closure of the road.
The collision happened at 2.29pm on Saturday 27 June on The Broadway, directly outside the M&S store. Emergency services arrived within minutes, with London Ambulance Service sending multiple ambulance crews, paramedics in fast response cars, a volunteer emergency responder team, an incident response officer and London’s Air Ambulance.
A spokesperson for the service said three of the injured were taken to hospital — one to a major trauma centre as a priority — while two others were treated at the scene. Police later confirmed that all five pedestrians suffered injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening or life-changing.
The car involved did not stop at the scene. It was located a short time later in nearby Grange Park, where officers arrested the driver — a 34-year-old Somalia-born British man — on suspicion of dangerous driving and attempted murder. He remains in custody.
Because of the nature of the incident, local officers consulted Counter Terrorism Policing London during the early stages of the investigation. Police say they are keeping an open mind about motive, but the incident is not being treated as terrorism.
The Broadway was shut between Marks & Spencer and the junction with The Mall for several hours while emergency services worked at the scene and investigators examined the area. The closure caused significant disruption to buses and traffic through Ealing Broadway.
One eyewitness, a 46-year-old local man, described arriving shortly after the casualties had been taken to hospital. He said he and his companion had been switching buses after travelling on the 112 from Brent Cross IKEA. “Thank God the hotdogs in their Swedish Bistro are so good,” he said, “otherwise we wouldn’t have stayed for second helpings and probably would’ve been crossing that exact spot when the incident occurred.”
He added that buses were being diverted or forced to terminate early. “We had a heck of a job trying to get the 65 bus as they were having to terminate in front of the Broadway Centre entrance on High Street near Pitshanger Park and turn round to return in the direction of South Ealing.”
Police are appealing for witnesses and footage. Anyone with information is asked to call 101, quoting reference 4607/27JUN.
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