Tottenham Court Road has been evacuated this evening after reports that a suspicious package has been discovered.
Footage circulating online shows a large police presence and the road completely cordoned off.
According to one person on twitter, police have closed to road due to a possible danger to life.
Police evacuate Tottenham Court Road this evening, updates via https://t.co/rsayHHGVsC
📱 @Artemu pic.twitter.com/INUh186osr
— Harrow Online (@harrowonline) December 20, 2021
One person tweeted: There’s a large amount of police on Tottenham Court Road, does anyone know what’s going on? Lots of traffic building up.
A400 Tottenham Court Road (W1T) (Both Directions) between Great Russell Street and Bayley Street – The road is closed due to a emergency services incident. Southbound traffic is slow on approach to the #LondonTraffic https://t.co/IXlvpKvni8 pic.twitter.com/9iBWHO8EA3
— Jambuster (@JambusterLondon) December 20, 2021
At 17:51 Camden Police tweeted: “Police were called shortly after 5pm today to reports of an unattended bag on Tottenham Court Road, W1. The owner has since been located and roads reopened”
