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Police closed Road as Emergency services are dealing with an incident

🚨 Emergency services are currently dealing with an incident and have closed Rickmansworth Road in Watford drivers are advised to avoid the area.

8 Police cars, an ambulance, an Ambulance Operational Commander vehicle and an East Anglican AIR Ambulance attended the scene.

Police cordon off Rickmansworth Road near Bridge

Below the Bridge, several emergency paramedics put up a privacy screen.

Underpass and walkways cordoned off

Traffic is at a ‘standstill’ near the town centre, Langley Road and Watford Junction as drivers find alternative routes.

Rickmansworth Road was shut but clear. Police lifted the road closure at 2pm.

East Anglican Air Ambulance waits in Cassiobury Park

A spokesperson told HertsLive: “We were responding to a concern for welfare for a person on the bridge who is in crisis. The situation has been resolved now and the road should be reopening soon.”

A time line of events unfolding on the Watford Observer (link)

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