A major incident has been declared in the centre Nottingham as several roads have been closed by police.
Emergency services including police officers and the fire service are stationed at several locations across the city centre.
The following roads are closed while Nottinghamshire Police carry out investigations:
- Ilkeston Road
- Milton Street
- Magdala Road
- Maples Street
- Woodborough Road from junction of Magdala Road into the city
- Maid Marian Way junction of Parliament Street
A major incident has been declared by police in Nottingham
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Police officers are stationed across several locations around Nottingham city centre
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Chief Inspector Neil Humphries, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “Officers are currently on scene at multiple road closures due to an ongoing incident.
“Please avoid these areas as they are expected to remain closed for some time.”
The Nottingham Express Transit (NET) tram network said it has suspended all services due to “major police incidents around the city and suburbs”.
In a separate statement, NET advised travellers that NCT buses are accepting its tickets and passes, while EMR trains are also accepting its tickets and passes between Hucknall and Beeston, and Nottingham station.
Police have not yet confirmed the cause of the incident.
An eye witness told Channel 4’s Darshna Soni that she saw “a man in a white van in Nottingham city centre run into two people, a man and a woman. She says there was a police car following the van, no flashing lights.”
The witness added the driver of the white van “noticed the police” was behind him and then “ran into the man and woman”.
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