Incident closes Telford Way in Shrewsbury
A Shrewsbury road has reopened after it was closed by police following an incident during the morning rush hour.
All three emergency services were called to Telford Way at just after 8am after a man was reported to have been seen in the River Severn, police air support were also assisting.
A partial lane closure on the A49 Sundorne link road was also made during the incident.
A West Mercia Police spokesperson said: "Emergency services dealt with an incident which resulted in the temporary road closure of Telford Way in Shrewsbury in both directions and a partial closure of one lane of the A49 between Sundorne Roundabout and Preston Roundabout."
Police officers investigating the incident are asking motorists with dashcam footage who drove along Telford Way between 7.30am and 8am to get in touch by emailing ShrewsburyCentral@westmercia.police.uk, quoting log 72 of 17/07/2023.
Telford Way and a short section of the A49 Sundorne link Road were reopened just after 10am.
The incident led to long delays across Shrewsbury with traffic busy on all routes around the north of the town and town centre.
A planned road closure at Coton Hill also led to further delays on Smithfield Road, Frankwell, The Mount and Copthorne Road.
