London police said they arrested a driver who plowed a car into the gates of Buckingham Palace over the weekend.
A man crashed his car into the gates of Buckingham Palace over the weekend, Metropolitan Police said on Sunday. The man, who was not publicly identified, crashed into the gates of the royal residence in central London around 2:30 a.m. local time on Saturday, officials said. He was taken to the hospital after the incident. Police said the man was charged with suspicion of criminal damage. Officials did not immediately release the man's name.
Buckingham Palace said no member of the royal family was at the residence at the time of the crash, Reuters reported.Images from the scene on Sunday showed the gate covered in wooden boards.Buckingham Palace has been the official London residence of the United Kingdom's sovereigns since 1837, according to the Royal Family. Today it serves as the administrative headquarters of the monarch.
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