Just Stop Oil activists block ambulance making an attempt to ‘save a life’

Just Stop Oil protesters staging a ‘die in’ have been accused of blocking a paramedic making an attempt to answer a ‘life and demise’ emergency as they descended on Waterloo Bridge on Wednesday morning.

Video and photos from the scene confirmed a blue mild ambulance amid the gridlock visitors in central London, the place eco zealots gradual marched and lay down on the moist pavement. 

One exasperated paramedic is reported to have begged police to be given entry by way of the highway, saying he was making an attempt to save lots of somebody’s life. 

The driver of the ambulance advised The Telegraph: ‘I’m responding to a life-and-death emergency – I’m going to select up a staff from Guy’s hospital to save lots of somebody’s life at one other hospital however cannot get by way of.’ 

Meanwhile, the Metropolitan Police mentioned the march was inflicting gridlock on the bridge, holding up visitors together with an ambulance with ‘blue lights on’.

But Just Stop Oil hit again, saying it was truly the police who had been blocking the ambulance from getting previous.

The Metropolitan Police mentioned the march was inflicting gridlock on the bridge, holding up visitors together with an ambulance with ‘blue lights on

Video and photos from the scene confirmed a blue mild ambulance unable to get previous amid the gridlock visitors

A livid passerby shouted on the activists to ‘protest in the appropriate place’ because the ambulance’s sirens blared 

A Just Stop Oil spokesperson advised MailOnline: ‘Earlier in the present day, the Metropolitan Police shared a tweet suggesting that Just Stop Oil supporters had been blocking an ambulance car. 

‘We have deep sympathy for anybody struggling a medical emergency at any time. Nobody’s life or well being is extra helpful than others.

‘Just Stop Oil’s ‘Blue Lights’ coverage has all the time been that we instantly transfer out of the way in which for emergency autos with ‘blue lights’ on.

‘In this case, Just Stop Oil supporters had been on the opposite facet of the highway, and had by no means blocked the facet of the highway the ambulance was on.

‘The image shared by the Metropolitan Police signifies that it is solely their officers who’re blocking the highway with the ambulance. Our personal photos affirm this.’

‘Nevertheless, we settle for that our actions do trigger disruption. There are a restricted vary of choices obtainable to regular individuals to withstand authorities criminality.

‘We won’t stand by and watch whereas our authorities continues to licence new oil and gasoline, which in itself is an act of violence.’

MailOnline has contacted the Met Police for remark.  

Just Stop Oil protesters on Waterloo Bridge in London in the present day as they gradual march within the highway

Just Stop Oil protesters sit on Waterloo Bridge in the present day as they’re spoken to by law enforcement officials

An activist from Just Stop Oil lies on a moist pavement as they block visitors on Waterloo Bridge

A big police presence may be seen on the central London scene this morning

Two images launched by the power appeared to point out the held-up visitors on Waterloo Bridge. 

They mentioned in a press release on X, previously Twitter: ‘This is a number of the congestion which JSO are inflicting on Waterloo Bridge.

‘One of the autos is an ambulance on blue lights which isn’t in a position to get previous. Officers are frequently telling the activists to maneuver out the highway so it could go whereas making arrests.’

A bunch of activists started gradual marching on Waterloo Bridge earlier this morning earlier than officers warned them to maneuver out of the highway or face arrest.  

A Met Police officer coping with JSO protesters mendacity on the bottom 

Scotland Yard mentioned they’re eradicating officers from communities to take care of these incidents

The protesters introduced rush hour visitors to a standstill on Wednesday morning

The demonstration started at about 9.30am, and the Metropolitan Police advised the activists to maneuver out of the highway to proceed protesting on the pavement

Officers have since made greater than 40 arrests out after the group didn’t adjust to police orders, later confirming all activists had been moved out of the highway.

Demonstrators additionally shouted ‘woah, go across the facet’ as a defiant bike owner rode straight by way of a crowd of them exterior Waterloo station.  

It comes after the Met Police confirmed 44 Just Stop Oil activists have been charged following disruption on Monday, together with two individuals for inflicting felony injury on the National Gallery. 

Chaotic scenes noticed eco zealots smash the protecting glass on the priceless Rokeby Venus oil portray on the National Gallery and marched in direction of the Cenotaph on Monday.

In whole, 98 expenses and 219 arrests have been made since October 30.