Llangollen Railway has offered its ‘deepest condolences’ to those affected and police asked the public to avoid the area
Police pictured at the scene in Llangollen(Image: Llanblogger)
Police closed roads in a Welsh town as officers responded to “an ongoing incident”. North Wales Police asked the public to avoid the centre of Llangollen in Denbighshire as they responded to the incident, which is understood to be focussed on the area of the River Dee.
Llangollen Railway has offered its “deepest condolences” to those affected, whilst stating that its services will be running as normal, North Wales Live reports.
A statement from North Wales Police read: “A number of main roads in the centre of Llangollen are closed at present due to an ongoing incident. Please avoid the area.” It has since been confirmed that roads are now back open, however there remains a police presence in the area.
And a statement from Llangollen Railway read: “Our deepest condolences to all those who were affected by this morning’s incident in the River Dee.
Police incident in Llangollen town centre (Image: Llanblogger)
“Our services for the day are not affected and Llangollen Station is now open as usual. We are delighted to be supporting Llangollen Food Festival this weekend October 12 and 13.
“As well as hosting a number of stalls on our station, one of our volunteers is providing his wonderful 1953 ex-London Transport AEC RF bus for the free town food festival service.”
Police incident in Llangollen town centre (Image: Llanblogger)
Llangollen Food Festival said: “This morning a major police incident has happened in Llangollen. The bridge & a section of Castle Street has been closed.
“If you are a stall holder please try and use alternative route via A5. But there will likely be congestion as a result.
“We have also suspended the vintage bus until a time where we can operate it.”
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