A crash on a Bristol road led to a lengthy closure today (February 1), with a large emergency service presence at the scene as children were urged to avoid the area.
A section of Kingsway in St George was closed following a collision between two vehicles at about 2.25pm, with police tape up between Kingsway Crescent and Kingsway Avenue.
Parents of children at a nearby school were sent a message which advised them not to take their children past the scene.
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It said: "SERIOUS INCIDENT ON KINGSWAY: Road is closed, all children will be leaving via the rear gates.
"Police advice is DO NOT walk past this incident with your child."
Two ambulances and a critical care car were deployed to the scene, and photographs showed at least two police vehicles.
The road remained closed for more than three hours until 5.45pm this evening (Tuesday), according to traffic monitoring site Inrix.
A spokesperson for Avon and Somerset police said at 3.16pm: "Emergency services are currently in attendance following a two-vehicle collision on Kingsway, St George which was reported at 2.25pm today (Tuesday 1 February).
“A road closure is currently in place on Kingsway between the junctions with Two Mile Hill and Newent Avenue while enquiries are conducted at the scene.”
A spokesperson for the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) said: “We were called at 2.24pm to an incident in the Kingswood area.
"We sent two double-crewed land ambulances, a critical care car, and two operations officers”.
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