E-scooter rider crashes into police officer outside Buckingham Palace as both are taken to hospital

By ELIZABETH HAIGH, SENIOR NEWS REPORTER Published: 13:25, 23 May 2026 | Updated: 13:25, 23 May 2026 An e-scooter rider crashed into a police officer outside Buckingham Palace, with them both rushed to hospital. The collision, which took place at around 4pm last night, saw the rider crash into an officer, who was a pedestrian, at the bottom of Constitution Hill. Both the male rider and officer were rushed to a major trauma centre after emergency services were called to the scene. They were later assessed as having injuries that were not life-threatening. Paramedic equipment, an abandoned police hat and scraps of clothing were all seen strewn across the road. The black e-scooter lay on its side nearby. A large cordon remained in place for some hours after the incident, causing confusion for some cyclists. Officers were seen shouting at several people who attempted to ride their bikes on a cycle lane straight through the cordon. Emergency services respond to the collision, which took place at around 4pm on Friday The collision took place on Constitution Hill, to the right of the front of Buckingham Palace (pictured last month) 'Get out, you're in a crime scene,' one told them.  A spokesperson for the Met Police said: 'Both the rider of the e-scooter and the police officer were taken to hospital. Their injuries were assessed as non-life threatening and non-life changing. 'The scene of the incident was cordoned off while the level of injuries was confirmed.' A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: 'We sent an ambulance crew, incident response officer and dispatched London Air Ambulance via car to the scene.  'We treated two males at the scene and took them to a major trauma centre as a priority.'  No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.