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London attack: Video shows woman falling off Westminster Bridge into Thames | |
(about 9 hours later) | |
Footage has emerged of the horrifying moment a woman fell into the River Thames as a terrorist ploughed into pedestrians on Westminster Bridge. | Footage has emerged of the horrifying moment a woman fell into the River Thames as a terrorist ploughed into pedestrians on Westminster Bridge. |
Hundreds of people fled the area as the attacker mowed down several members of the public with his car. | Hundreds of people fled the area as the attacker mowed down several members of the public with his car. |
The video shows the speeding 4x4 driven by the suspected assailant mounting the pavement, followed by the woman plummeting into the water below. | The video shows the speeding 4x4 driven by the suspected assailant mounting the pavement, followed by the woman plummeting into the water below. |
She was later pulled alive from the river and was, last night, undergoing urgent medical treatment for “serious” injuries. | She was later pulled alive from the river and was, last night, undergoing urgent medical treatment for “serious” injuries. |
It was unclear whether the woman, who has not been identified, jumped or was knocked into the river. | It was unclear whether the woman, who has not been identified, jumped or was knocked into the river. |
A spokesman for the Port of London Authority, which looks after safety on the River Thames, said last night: “A female member of the public was recovered from the water near Westminster Bridge. She is alive but undergoing urgent medical treatment on a nearby pier. We believe she fell from the bridge.” | A spokesman for the Port of London Authority, which looks after safety on the River Thames, said last night: “A female member of the public was recovered from the water near Westminster Bridge. She is alive but undergoing urgent medical treatment on a nearby pier. We believe she fell from the bridge.” |
The black-clad perpetrator, armed with two knives, mowed his car through a crowd of people including schoolchildren on the bridge before crashing his car into railings outside parliament. | The black-clad perpetrator, armed with two knives, mowed his car through a crowd of people including schoolchildren on the bridge before crashing his car into railings outside parliament. |
It was there he fatally stabbed PC Keith Palmer, before being shot dead by armed officers. | It was there he fatally stabbed PC Keith Palmer, before being shot dead by armed officers. |
Two members of the public were also killed in the incident. One has been named as Aysha Frade, a 43-year-old Spanish teacher who was hit on the bridge. | Two members of the public were also killed in the incident. One has been named as Aysha Frade, a 43-year-old Spanish teacher who was hit on the bridge. |
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