- Five police officers were injured after their boat collided with Westminster Bridge in central London on Friday afternoon.
- The Met's Marine Policing Unit boat was responding to a report of a person in the water near Battersea when the incident occurred.
- Three officers were thrown into the River Thames, and others entered the water, but all were recovered and taken to hospital.
- Four officers remain in hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, while one has since been discharged.
- Witnesses reported hearing an 'explosion' as the boat, which they described as travelling at high speed, struck the bridge, causing significant disruption to traffic and transport services.
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