The boat crashed into the pier with 148 people on board
Credit: (Picture: LBC)
A passenger boat with 148 people on board has crashed into a pier on the River Thames with its engine on fire.
Dramatic footage (below) showed the pleasure boat hit a wooden pier at Canary Wharf with smoke billowing from the stern.
Emergency services were alerted to the incident shortly after 4pm, and although three people were checked at the scene none were injured.
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