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Five police officers injured in Westminster boat crash

Five London police officers were injured yesterday after their boat patrolling the River Thames struck Westminster Bridge and they went into the water, the UK capital's Metropolitan Police Service said.

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As of July 24, 2026 at 11:43 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened Five London police officers were injured yesterday after their boat patrolling the River Thames struck Westminster Bridge and they went into the water, the UK capital's Metropolitan Police Service said.
The headline split The left frames it as "Police boat crashes into bridge in central London, sending officers into the Thames". The center frames it as "Five London police injured as boat hits bridge".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 5 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium

5 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.

Framing confidenceMild

33/99 — small wording differences, not a major framing split.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftPolice boat crashes into bridge in central London, sending officers into the Thames

Toronto Star · Center-left · News report

CenterFive police officers injured in Westminster boat crash

RTE News (Ireland) · Center · News report

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SEE THE HEADLINES

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RTE News (Ireland)News report · Jul 24, 10:10 PM

Five police officers injured in Westminster boat crash

Five London police officers were injured yesterday after their boat patrolling the River Thames struck Westminster Bridge and they went into the water, the UK capital's Metropolitan Police...

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Toronto StarNews report · Jul 24, 11:43 PM

Police boat crashes into bridge in central London, sending officers into the Thames

A police boat crashed into Westminster Bridge in central London on Friday, sending members of its marine unit into the River Thames and injuring five officers, the Metropolitan Police said....

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The Mirror UKNews report · Jul 24, 9:46 PM

Westminster Bridge: Four police officers seriously injured in horror Thames boat crash

A police boat carrying armed officers has crashed near Westminster Bridge in central London sparking a huge emergency services response

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The IndependentNews report · Jul 24, 8:49 PM

Five police officers injured in Westminster Bridge boat crash were responding to ‘person in water’

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A number of officers entered the water after the boat crashed in the Thames

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Radio New ZealandNews report · Jul 24, 8:35 PM

Five London police injured as boat hits bridge

Five British police officers were injured after their boat struck Westminster Bridge

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Details33/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 5 sources
33/99 Wording GapMedium confidence5 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 5 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Jul 24, 8:35 PM: Radio New Zealand joined the source map.

Jul 24, 8:49 PM: The Independent joined the source map.

Jul 24, 9:46 PM: The Mirror UK joined the source map.

Jul 24, 10:10 PM: RTE News (Ireland) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 33/99 and story health is live match · 5 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.