A 10-year-old boy had life-threatening injuries and four others were hospitalised when a vehicle rammed into them in a Wandsworth church parking lot.
Sunday evening, a vehicle crashed into a gathering of mourners attending a memorial service at Christ Church on Cabul Road in south-west London before swerving into a tree.
The child is presently undergoing treatment for his life-altering injuries, according to the police. The remainder of the party was sent to the hospital following the 7.30 p.m. incident.
The 72-year-old motorist was detained on suspicion of traffic offences, including causing serious injury.
He has been granted bail until mid-September pending further investigation.
Roads and Transport Policing Command detectives are investigating the incident.
Detective Constable Benjamin Simpson said: ‘This is a very sad incident in which multiple pedestrians were injured in a private car park at a memorial service.
Anyone who may have observed the collision or has any information is urged to come forward and call the police.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the severe collision investigation team at 020 8543 5157 or by dialling 101 and using the reference number CAD 6460/14Aug.