Update on London incident in South Kensington

Author: Joya Helmuth

Update, 6:55pm Oct 7: London police have determined that the crash was not terror-related and are treating it as a road collision.

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We are closely monitoring events in London following a car crash outside the Natural History Museum in the South Kensington area. Injuries have been reported and the driver has been detained. Officials are determining whether or not this is a terrorism-related incident.

Our London staff has reached out to all registered travelers in London and advised them to avoid the affected area. We have no reason to believe that any of our students, faculty or staff were affected at this time.

Follow on-the-ground developments on the Metropolitan Police Twitter feed, and news updates on the BBC website. We will continue to post relevant updates here.