Downing Street incident not currently being treated as terror-related - Met The Metropolitan police have released an updated statement. “A small cordon remains in place outside Downing Street after a car collided with the gates earlier this afternoon. “The incident is being dealt with by local officers in Westminster and isn’t currently being treated as terror-related.” A summary of today"s developments A man has been arrested after a car was driven into the gates outside Downing Street at around 4.20pm on Thursday, police said. No one was injured. The Metropolitan police said armed officers arrested a man on suspicion of criminal damage and dangerous driving after the car struck the gates blocking the entrance to the street, where it joins Whitehall. A section of Whitehall was cordoned off after the incident. Police said the man was taken into custody and the incident was being dealt with by local officers in Westminster and was not being treated as terror-related. Rishi Sunak was inside the Downing Street complex, which includes the flats for the prime minister and chancellor, as well as a network of offices that connect to other government buildings. He left soon afterwards. Witness Krish Kandiah, who was delivering a petition at Downing street when a car crashed into the gates, told Sky News that there was an “almighty smash at the front gate”. He said: “Immediately we saw police scramble and armed officers responded swiftly. They shouted at the man to get out. “He was wrestled out of the car and put down on the ground and handcuffed.” The PM and the chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, were in Downing Street at the time of the crash, the BBC reported. Sunak left for a scheduled visit. Downing Street incident not currently being treated as terror-related - Met The Metropolitan police have released an updated statement. “A small cordon remains in place outside Downing Street after a car collided with the gates earlier this afternoon. “The incident is being dealt with by local officers in Westminster and isn’t currently being treated as terror-related.” Witness Simon Parry, 44, said: “I heard a bang and looked up and saw loads of police with taser guns shouting at the man. “A lot of police vehicles came very quickly and were very quick to evacuate the area.” Parry said the driver had his “face to the floor” as he was being arrested. He said the man appeared to slow down before he reached the gates of Downing Street, having driven out from the other side of the road. “There were sniffer dogs and a bomb squad.” Asked to describe the mood in the immediate aftermath, Parry said: “We saw people that were in a panic running away and we saw people who were excited.” Police have opened the cordon that was restricting access for the area of Whitehall outside Downing Street where a car hit the Downing Street gates. Dozens of members of the public filed out as armed officers kept watch near the crashed vehicle. Sunak in Downing Street at the time of the crash Rishi Sunak was in Downing Street at the time the car crashed into the front gates, the PA news agency understands. The prime minister, who had been due to leave No 10, departed after the crash. Here are some more pictures form Downing Street. That is all from me for today. My colleague Nadeem Badshah is now taking over. Police inquiry into car crashing into Downing Street not counter-terrorism operation Given the sensitivity of the location, there has been speculation about the reasons for the car crashing into the gates of Downing Street. Currently Scotland Yard’s counter-terrorism command are not leading the investigation into the car ploughing into the Downing Street gate. The Met’s inquiries continue. A man was arrested for dangerous driving and criminal damage with regular police leading the investigation, at this stage. Here is video from Downing Street. This is from the Sun’s Noa Hoffman.