Police search for man in the River Thames after he 'jumped from Westminster Bridge' as fire crews and paramedics also race to the scene

A major search for a man in the River Thames was underway tonight after he was said to have jumped into the water from Westminster Bridge.

Dozens of emergency services vehicles were at the scene in London, including police cars, fire crews and paramedics lining the bridge and nearby.

Scotland Yard said their officers were called to the scene just before 8pm to reports of a man with a 'cut hand' who was taken to hospital.

Police were also told that a man had jumped into the Thames. Detectives confirmed that the incident was 'not being treated as terror-related at this time'. 

London's Metropolitan Police are searching for a man in the River Thames after he jumped from Westminster Bridge. Pictured: Emergency service vehicles on the bridge tonight

A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: 'Police were called to Westminster Bridge at 7.52pm on Saturday, August 7 to reports of a man with a cut hand.

'Officers attended along with paramedics from London Ambulance Service. The man with the hand injury was treated at the scene before being taken to hospital.

'It was also reported to officers that a man had jumped into the River Thames from Westminster Bridge. A search is ongoing to locate this man. The incident is not being treated as terror-related at this time.'

The London Fire Brigade told MailOnline that it was also assisting in the search having been called at 7.56pm, with five fire engines and a fire boat in attendance.

A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: 'Police were called to Westminster Bridge at 7.52pm to reports of a man with a cut hand. It was also reported that a man had jumped into the River Thames from Westminster Bridge.'

Pictured: An image from a CCTV camera showing Westminster Bridge on Saturday night showed blue flashing lights along the road

Pictured: The view from the river of Westminster Bridge on Saturday night

Witnesses took to social media tonight to describe the incident, with one Twitter user writing: 'Something is going down on Westminster Bridge. 

'There are about seven fire engines, eight police cars, police boat, two life boats and a helicopter. Quite crazy to see and thankfully I was far away from it on Jubilee Bridge. Praying no one is seriously hurt.'

Another wrote: 'Looks to be a serious incident on Westminster Bridge. Tons of armed police, couple of fire engines and a police line across the pavement.'

A third said: 'Just walked out of a restaurant by London Eye to a ridiculously heavy police/fire/ambulance presence on and around Westminster Bridge and on the Thames. Something bad appears to have happened.' 

Westminster Bridge was the scene of a terror attack in March 2017 when Khalid Masood drove a car into pedestrians, killing four people, before crashing it into railings outside the Palace of Westminster and fatally stabbing a police officer.