One man has died and ten others have been injured after a van drove into a crowd of people near a mosque in the Finsbury Park area of London during the early hours of Monday morning. A 48-year-old man, who police say was driving the vehicle, has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. The suspect was initially held by members of the public at the scene of the crime, which took place on Seven Sisters Road shortly after midnight on Monday. The man who died had reportedly been receiving first aid at the scene prior to the attack, but the police have stated they would be investigating any "causative link" between the attack and the man's death. A further ten people are being treated in hospital for their injuries.Two are said to be seriously injured.

All casualties were of the Muslim faith, police said. "This big van just came and went all over us," witness Abdulrahman Saleh Alamoudi told BuzzFeed News. "He (the driver) was screaming ... 'I'm going to kill all Muslims'." ITV NEWS London police said the suspect was found detained by members of the public at the scene of the incident. He was then arrested and will be subject to a mental health assessment. An investigation of the incident is being carried out by the British police's counter-terrorism command. The incident was declared a terrorist attack within eight minutes, however the assailant is not thought to have been known to authorities for extremist behavior. "This man was not known to authorities in the space of extremism or far-right extremism," Ben Wallace, minister for state and security in the Home Office, said on Monday afternoon.

The scene on a street in London's Finsbury Park area after a vehicle collided with pedestrians. Credit: Cynthia Vanzella

Witnesses reported that the van collided with pedestrians who were on their way home from a prayer at a mosque in the area, according to multiple news outlets. MCB statement British Prime Minister Theresa May held an emergency response meeting on Monday morning. Speaking shortly afterwards she condemned the attack as a "sickening attempt to destroy the freedoms to worship in the United Kingdom." She also praised the local residents who pinned down the assailant. Britain's opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said in a statement that he was "totally shocked at the incident at Finsbury Park tonight." "I've been in touch with the mosques, police and Islington council regarding the incident," he said. "My thoughts are with those and the community affected by this awful event."