A woman has been hit by a window which fell five storeys from a hospital building, during high winds.
The window fell from London Bridge’s outpatient hospital in Emblem House, Tooley Street at about 09:25 BST.
The woman, thought to be in her 20s, suffered a non-life-threatening head injury, the Met Police said.
A woman, who was on a passing bus at the time, said the woman was hit by the whole window frame. The Health and Safety Executive has been informed.
“She went down and was motionless on the pavement but the bus I was on then started to move and I didn’t see if she got up,” the eyewitness said.
London Ambulance Service said the woman was taken to the Royal London Hospital for treatment.
Firefighters had a busier than normal shift overnight in London, with the majority of call-outs involving fallen trees that blew over when winds reached up to 50mph (80kmph), London Fire Brigade said.
The Met Office has issued a yellow, “be aware”, weather warning for strong winds across London until 19:00 BST and the Dartford Crossing has been closed to all vehicles because of strong winds.
Earlier the Emirates Air Line suspended its cable car service across the Thames because of “adverse” weather conditions.
