Police boat carrying armed response units crashes near Westminster Bridge

Emily Bashforth | Live News reporter Published July 24, 2026 4:45pm Updated July 24, 2026 4:50pm To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Casualties are being treated following an incident involving a police vessel on the River Thames in central London. Police sources have confirmed that a boat carrying armed officers crashed near Westminster Bridge, leading to officers taping off the area. Several ambulances, fire crews, and police vehicles could be seen parked along Embankment while a helicopter and air ambulance circled overhead, and traffic was brought to a standstill. Paramedics attended to those injured on a black rigid inflatable boat. A spokesperson for the Port of London Authority said: ‘We are aware of an incid