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Police have closed North Road following a crash
- Credit: Velda Umney
A road has been blocked by police following a crash between a van and a car in Stevenage this afternoon.
Police are on the scene of the crash in North Road, close to the Old Town s one-way system.
A spokeswoman said: Police were called shortly before 2.10pm today, following a road traffic collision involving two vehicles, in North Road, Stevenage. Officers are currently on scene and road closures have been put in place.
North Road is blocked in both directions, and traffic is being redirected back through the High Street.
Stevenage tip shut by police after concerns of heavy traffic on road
Police are hoping to re-open the site later today
Officers have had to close the tip this morning (Sunday, February 28) (Image: Stevenage Police)
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Police have closed a Herts tip this morning (February 28) after queuing traffic became a health and safety concern.
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This represents a big step forward in helping to beat the COVID-19 pandemic. My sincere thanks go to our project team and our school age immunisation team who have worked around the clock to deliver this programme.”
Stevenage Borough Council leader Sharon Taylor added: We are all delighted that the mass vaccination site at Robertson House will open so Stevenage is playing it’s part in ramping up the vaccination programme. We also have a major testing site opening on Primett Road car park in Old Stevenage, due to open fully from Monday, January 18.
People wait to receive their Covid-19 vaccine at the NHS vaccine centre that has been set up at Robertson House in Stevenage.