A busy road in Nottingham city centre has been taped off after a fight. The fight, involving two people, happened in Lower Parliament Street just before 1pm on Friday, September 30.
One person has been taken to hospital and roads have been closed. Inspector Iain Blackstock, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “Officers were called to Lower Parliament Street, Nottingham, at 12.43pm today (September 30), following reports of two people fighting in the road.
"One person has been taken to hospital for treatment after sustaining injuries. Road closures are currently in place in Lower Parliament Street and Southwell Road while officers investigate what happened."
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According to traffic monitoring site Inrix, Lower Parliament Street has been closed in both directions and traffic is queueing from Pemberton Street to the A612 Southwell Road. Surrounding roads including Pennyfoot Road, Manvers Street and Southwell Road are also shut due to the incident.
There is congestion to the A60 Huntingdon Street, St Ann's Well Road and Gregory Boulevard - which is already likely to be busy with visitors making their way to the opening night of Goose Fair.
Witnesses of the fight, or anyone with dash-cam footage, is asked to contact the police on 101, quoting 434 of September 30. Follow our separate live blog for updates.
People in the area spoke of the congestion. Monika Fit, a quality assurance manager living in Sneinton, was walking past the cordon and added: "It does not affect me personally, but I can understand how it can be frustrating for the people stuck in the traffic."
The 29-year-old added: "The traffic is building up already because it is rush hour. But now with road closure it is getting even worse." Edith Rodriguez works at Bio City on Pennyfoot Street. The 34-year-old added: "We had a few police incidents in the last months. It is concerning.
"It is worrying that there are so many incidents happening here." Her colleague Eva Mok, also a chemist at Bio City, 31, said: "The traffic is getting really bad. It does not affect us really but it is really congested."
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