There is a heavy emergency presence in Watford town centre this morning. Police have cordoned off Exchange Road and traffic is being diverted off the ring road to Upton road. There are around nine police cars at the scene, and more emergency services appear to be arriving. Several ambulance services are also at the scene. At the moment it is unclear what caused the incident, but Hertfordshire Constabulary has called it a road traffic incident . A spokesperson from the constabulary said: We’re currently dealing with a road traffic incident on the ring road. Several closures have been put in place, which is causing a lot of congestion. People are asked to please avoid the area for the time being.
Watford A411 incident: Police confirm ring road shut after serious crash with major delays
Multiple police and ambulance vehicles remain at the scene for this ongoing incident
Emergency services have rushed to the scene (Image: HertsLive)
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Police have confirmed they are dealing with a road traffic incident in Herts which is causing major delays.
A man has been rushed to hospital following a major incident in Watford town centre this morning. Police are yet to provide full details on a road traffic incident this morning, which led to a man being hospitalised and traffic chaos around many streets of Watford. Several closures, including Exchange Road, were put in place following an incident at Exchange Road after around 10.15am this morning. Police cordoned off several streets this morning The closures were lifted at around 2.30pm, after around nine police cars and several emergency services were at the scene. An air ambulance at Cassiobury Park (Photo: Roger Middleton)
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