City centre ‘avoid the area’ warning as incident shuts roads and …
Police have urged people to "avoid the area" as multiple roads were closed and rail services were disrupted due to an incident in Birmingham city centre[1]. Emergency services are currently working near Snow Hill station.
A Birmingham Police spokesperson said: "We are currently dealing with an ongoing incident on Livery Street at Snow Hill. We have put in place a number of road closures.
"St Chads Queensway heading out of the city is currently closed as is St Chads Queensway at its junction with Livery Street. Please avoid the area."
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National Express West Midlands said it was currently accepting rail tickets on any service that serves the Snow Hill line. It later said staff were "assisting passengers on the ground".
The nature of the incident was not immediately clear but National Railway said it was due to trespass. A spokesperson said: "A trespass incident[3] between Birmingham Moor Street and Jewellery Quarter means that services between these stations may be delayed, cancelled or revised. Disruption is expected until 19:30."
The Inrix traffic management system added: "Service suspended on West Midlands Railway and Chiltern Railways between Birmingham Moor Street and Jewellery Quarter due to trespass incident at Birmingham Snow Hill."
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References
- ^ Birmingham city centre (www.birminghammail.co.uk)
- ^ Birmingham city centre police incident live as multiple roads closed and rail services halted (www.birminghammail.co.uk)
- ^ trespass incident (www.networkrail.co.uk)