Police cordon removed following incident on Ouse Bridge

A section of Bridge Street was closed to motorists following the arrival of North Yorkshire Police, North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service, Yorkshire Ambulance Service and York Rescue Boat shortly before 7.45pm on Saturday (September 5).

A cordon was placed close to the road’s junction with North Street.

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Four police vehicles, two fire and rescue appliances, an ambulance team and a crew from York Rescue Boat were called to the scene.

Four police vehicles, two fire and rescue appliances, an ambulance team and York Rescue Boat were called to the scene (Image: Newsquest)

Pedestrians were able to access the street, taking care to walk around the cordon.

In a social media post at 10.11pm, a spokesperson for York Rescue Boat said: “As you may have seen we had an incident on Ouse Bridge earlier this evening, now safely resolved with the assistance of our colleagues from North Yorkshire Police, North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service, Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust and The York BID Street Rangers.”

The spokesperson added that the crew from York Rescue Boat were able to return to their routine patrols the same evening.