Romsey Road cleared following incident in Winchester

Romsey Road was partially closed in both directions between West End Terrace and Clifton Terrace, causing delays through the city centre. One resident posted on Facebook[1] group Winchester Rants, at 11.42am: "Avoid Romsey Road between train bridge and West End Terrace - incident with bus and cyclist, police have closed road. Pure chaos!"

B3040 #Winchester - Romsey Rd CLEARED in both directions between West End Terrace and Clifton Terrace after the earlier incident, delays have eased. pic.twitter.com/ZLiHR1pvro[2][3] -- ROMANSE (@ROMANSE)

However, another person commented that the incident did not involve a bus and the bus was only there because it could not turn around. Stagecoach confirmed that none of its buses were involved in the incident.

Romsey Road (Image: Google Maps) Stagecoach South posted on X, formerly known as Twitter[5]: "Due to accident on romsey road the traffic is easing and services are returning to normal sorry for any inconvenience." Services were disrupted for over an hour during the early afternoon of Thursday, December 14 with the bus company unable to serve stops along Romsey Road between Westgate and Queens Road.

Hampshire Police and Stagecoach have been contacted for more information.

References

1. ^ Facebook (www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk)
2. ^ #Winchester (twitter.com)
3. ^ pic.twitter.com/ZLiHR1pvro (t.co)
4. ^ December 14, 2023 (twitter.com)
5. ^ Twitter (www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk)