The London Eye has broken down twice on the hottest day of the year with tourists stranded inside.
The iconic landmark broke down at around 3.45pm today as temperatures in the capital soared to 28C, marking the hottest May Day ever on record.
It then began letting passengers back on a short while later before coming to a halt a second time just forty minutes later.
People on board have been left suspended more than 400ft in the air after the wheel came to an abrupt halt.
It is unclear why the London Eye has suddenly stopped working, although engineers are reportedly in attendance and are working to fix the issue.
It is not the first time the popular tourist attraction has broken down. In 2016 hundreds of people were left stranded in the air for hours after it stopped working.
The attraction came to a juddering halt at 7.21pm on October 1 leaving some stuck in the air as engineers tried to fix it, with ambulances waiting on the ground.
A trip usually takes just 30 minutes but it wasn’t until 10.40pm that everyone had disembarked from the 32-pod wheel, which can hold up to 800 passengers.
The London Eye (pictured) has broken down twice on the hottest day of the year with tourists stranded inside
The attraction opened to the public on March 9, 2000, and swiftly became one of London’s most recognisable landmarks.
Built on the banks of the River Thames opposite the Houses of Parliament, the ferris wheel stands at 440 feet (135 metres) tall and has 32 capsules, each carrying up to 28 passengers
