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Sean Morrison

Man charged after woman crushed between two cars yards from Buckingham Palace

A man has been charged after a woman was crushed between two cars just yards from Buckingham Palace.

Ade Thompson, 23, was charged with driving while disqualified, driving without insurance and possessing class B drugs.

It comes after the collision at a busy junction in Grosvenor Place, near Hyde Park Corner, in central London at around 8.15pm on Sunday.

Police Tasered a man at the scene, while images on social media showed the woman's legs trapped between two vehicles.

The 47-year-old remains in hospital but her injuries are not life-threatening, police said.

The woman was crushed between two cars

Thompson, of Seeley Drive, Dulwich, south east London, will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on August 27.

Scotland Yard said its enquiries into the incident continue.

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