Crash shuts roads near Halifax park

Police have sealed off two roads near a Halifax park after an accident.

The crash is understood to have happened on King Cross Street near its junction with Parkinson Lane, close to People’s Park, between 3pm and 4.30pm today.

Paramedics, firefighters, police were called, along with an air ambulance, which landed in People’s Park.

The Halifax town centre-bound side of King Cross Street was still taped off at 5.15pm, as was the entrance to Parkinson Lane from King Cross Street.

Police have taped off one side of King Cross Street in Halifaxplaceholder image
Police have taped off one side of King Cross Street in Halifax

Metro has posted that bus services headed into Halifax on that route – including the 542, 579, 586, 587, 590 and 591 - are diverting via Hopwood Lane and Queens Road.

We will update this story with more details once we have them officially confirmed.

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