A man was first stabbed Westminster Bridge following a fight, he suffered a cardiac arrest, police said.

THE Metropolitan Police were called to the bridge around 10:45 a.m. Sunday after a fight reportedly broke out in the central square. London Bridge.

Law enforcement said initial reports suggested the man had been stabbed, but further investigations confirmed that was not the case.

He was taken to the hospital in critical condition, according to police. Three people were arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and one person was arrested on suspicion of affray.

Two of them were taken to hospital with minor facial injuries. A road is closed on the bridge and police said an investigation into the incident is underway.

A user of X, formerly Twitter, posted online: “Westminster Bridge is closed in both directions. Hundreds of police officers were on site as the bridge was cordoned off. What’s going on?”

Anyone with information is asked to call police on 101 quoting CAD 2468/24NOV. Alternatively, people can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or visit crimestoppers-uk.org.

A London Ambulance Service The spokesperson said: We were called today (Sunday) at 10.46am to reports of an incident on Westminster Bridge, SW1.

“We sent a number of resources including paramedics, an advanced paramedic, an incident response officer and the London Air Ambulance. We treated a man at the scene before taking him to hospital.