Five Metropolitan Police officers person been injured aft a constabulary vessel struck Westminster Bridge successful cardinal London.
The Met said the incidental had occurred astatine astir 15:40 BST and progressive a vessel from the Marine Policing Unit, with the vas carrying equipped officers.
In a statement, it said "a fig of officers entered the water, but were recovered" and it was waiting for an "update connected the grade of their injuries".
No members of the nationalist are thought to person been progressive oregon injured successful the crash.
Officers who had been recovered from the stream were seen being treated by paramedics connected a rigid achromatic inflatable vessel moored to the broadside of the river.
Members of the nationalist person been cleared from the country and a ample fig of constabulary officers, occurrence crews and ambulances are astatine the scene.
A cordon has been placed either extremity of the bridge, which crosses the Thames adjacent to the Houses of Parliament, and buses and coaches travelling connected it were forced to reverse and find different route.
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