Police incident over suspicious vehicle in central London ends

The Elephant and Castle is a major transport and residential area. (File/Shutterstock)

The vehicle was seen close to a entrance to the Elephant and Castle Underground station in South London. (File/Shutterstock)

London Metropolitan Police cordoned off the area while the vehicle was investigated. (File/Shutterstock)

• Elephant and Castle Underground station was closed during the incident
• The police eventually gave the all clear after it was discovered there was no threat

LONDON: British police said an incident at a major junction in central London was over after they investigated a suspicious vehicle which had prompted a security alert.

Traffic had been stopped at Elephant and Castle, a major thoroughfare for traffic into the capital from southeast London while police examined contents of a car.

“(The) incident has been stood down,” a police spokewoman said.

Earlier police had said:  "Officers are making inquiries after a suspicious vehicle was reported at 10.20hrs in St George's Road, Elephant&Castle," police said in a statement.

"Road closures are in place so please avoid for now."

London's Bakerloo underground train line was also suspended between Elephant and Castle and Lambeth North due to a security alert, the city's transport authority said on Twitter.