A man has been taken to hospital following welfare "concerns", after Cheshire Police closed a busy road in Crewe for around 45 minutes.

On Wednesday 20 September, police and paramedics were called to concerns for the welfare of a man on Hungerford Road.

At around 3:45pm, emergency services arrived, with officers closing the road at both ends.

Cheshire Police reopened Hungerford Road at 4:30pm, around 45 minutes after it had closed (Nub News).

North West Ambulance Service treated the man at the scene, before he was taken to Leighton Hospital.

Police reopened Hungerford Road at 4:30pm, around 45 minutes after it had closed.

A Cheshire Police spokesperson told Nub News: "At 3:45pm on Wednesday 20 September, police were called to concerns for the welfare of a man on Hungerford Road.

"Police and paramedics attended the scene and the man was subsequently taken to hospital.

A number of local residents complained of long traffic delays in the Crewe area on social media on Wednesday 20 September (Cheshire Police).

"Hungerford Road was closed for a short time while the men was treated by paramedics. It reopened at 4:30pm."

During the incident, a number of local residents complained of long traffic delays in the Crewe area on social media.

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