Person in distress on Swindon town centre car park sees police close road

Police are currently responding to a person in distress on a car park in Swindon.

Officers are dealing with the incident at one of the multi-storey car parks in Farnsby Street.

The road has been closed to motorists and pedestrians whilst emergency services attend the incident.

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Swindon Bus Company say their buses are being diverted around the area.

“Due to a police incident Farnsby Street is closed to all traffic. Services 1,1A, 5 & 19s are diverting via Station Road and Fleming Way, the nearest alternative stops for these services are Emlyn Square and Fleming Way”, a spokesperson for the firm said.

“We apologise for the disruption and further updates will be posted as soon as possible.”

UPDATE 1.10PM

A spokesperson for Wiltshire Police said: “This was a concern for welfare regarding someone on the car park.

“We were called to the car park at midday and the incident was resolved safely around 15 minutes ago (12.55pm).”

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