A major London road has been blocked after a car crashed into a restaurant in Islington.
The car crashed into Pera Schnitzel Garden, a European restaurant, on the A1 Upper Street in central London.
The crash happened at about 7.45am, causing major disruption throughout the morning rush hour and beyond.
It’s thought customers were sat outside the restaurant at the time of the crash.
The London Ambulance Service says it treated four people at the scene.
Pictures taken at the scene show significant damage to the vehicle which hit the restaurant, with its windows smashed and front crumpled.
Several tables and fencing which had been outside the restaurant have been pushed over to one side.
Three vehicles in total were involved in the collision, with a van and car stopped on the busy central London road within the police cordon.
The windscreen of the car in the road has been shattered, while a pile of sand has been placed on the ground next to it.
Blue sheeting and what looks like ambulance equipment has been left next to the van.
A London Ambulance Service spokesperson told Metro: ‘We were called at 7.57am this morning to reports of a road traffic collision in Upper Street, Islington.
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‘We sent a number of resources to the scene, including ambulance crews, a paramedic in a fast response car, an incident response officer and London’s Air Ambulance.
‘The first of our crews arrived in one minute.
‘Our crews treated four patients at the scene, before taking two to a London major trauma centre and two to hospital.’
A spokesperson for London Fire Brigade said: ‘Firefighters were called to a road traffic collision on Barnsbury Street in Islington.
‘Two cars collided and a third car collided with a building and a pedestrian. Four people were taken to hospital by London Ambulance Service.
‘Control Officers received the call at 8am and mobilised four fire engines and two Fire Rescue Units to the scene.’
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