Cliff Notes
- Tower Bridge in central London was temporarily closed after a person was spotted climbing its railings.
- City of London Police advised the public to avoid the area during the incident, which occurred around 10.19am.
- The individual safely descended from the bridge shortly after 12.22pm and was subsequently treated by the London Ambulance Service before being taken to hospital.
- The closure led to significant traffic congestion between Limehouse and Aldgate, with bus routes being diverted.
- This incident follows closely on the heels of another climbing event involving a man who scaled the Elizabeth Tower, resulting in legal charges against him.
Tower Bridge closed with traffic on crossing halted after person climbed railings
Tower Bridge in central London has reopened following an incident where a person scaled the railings.
City of London Police closed the bridge and warned people to avoid the area if possible after a person wearing a hoody was spotted climbing the landmark bridge and sitting on the suspension railings.
It is not yet known how and why the person scaled the bridge.
Officers said they received reports of a man scaling the bridge at 10.19am and he came down safely at 12.22pm.
The emergency services were spotted speaking to the person in a cherry picker before he was escorted into an ambulance.
London Ambulance Service told The Independent: “We were called at 10.36am today to reports of an incident on Tower Bridge.
“We sent resources to the scene, including an ambulance crew, an incident response officer and paramedics from our hazardous area response team (HART).
“We treated a man at the scene and took him to hospital.”
The bridge reopened shortly before 1pm, and the social media account for the attraction inside the bridge confirmed that “visitors with pre-booked tickets will be accommodated all day”.
The closure caused congestion between Limehouse and Aldgate as buses were put on diverted routes through the city.
The incident comes a day after a man was accused of scaling the Elizabeth Tower in central London barefoot at 7.20am on Saturday. He came down just after midnight on Sunday.
Met Police charged Daniel Day, of Westcliff-on-Sea in Essex, with intentionally or recklessly causing a public nuisance and trespassing on a protected site in connection with the incident.
