Piccadilly Circus: Car crashes and overturns by Eros statue
A car has crashed and overturned by the statue of Eros in Piccadilly Circus, central London.The emergency services were called at about 05:30 BST to reports of the car ploughing into the tourist spot.It had come to a stop on its roof, next to bollards and rubbish bins ripped from the pavement in the collision.Piccadilly Circus - one of the capital's busiest roundabouts – linking multiple roads to the West End and attracting millions of people every year.
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