11 May 2009, 4.30pm
Incident involving lift at Tower Bridge
Statement from the City of London Corporation which owns, funds
and manages Tower Bridge:
"Earlier today there was an incident involving a passenger lift
on the North Side of Tower Bridge and six people (two women and
four men) were taken to the Royal London Hospital. One broken leg
and one suspected broken ankle have so far been diagnosed. Ten
people walked away uninjured.
City of London Police, the London Fire Brigade and the London
Ambulance Service were called to the accident shortly after
1pm.
The lift has a capacity of 40 and takes visitors to the Tower
Bridge Exhibition from the ticket office on the ground floor to the
high level walkways which are 40 metres above road level. The
exhibition remains closed but Tower Bridge road has now reopened.
The lift is believed to have fallen 10 feet when it was on the way
up from the (bridge level) ground floor.
Health & Safety Executive is conducting an
investigation.
Ends
Tower Bridge Exhibition website