POLICE have released a statement after an incident at Stroud bus station yesterday. 

Road closures were put in place at Merrywalks while emergency services attended the incident, yesterday afternoon. 

A police spokesperson said: "We were called shortly before 3.30pm with a report of a concern for welfare incident with a person on a bridge.

"Members of the public helped prior to the arrival of emergency services and road closures were put in place while they were in attendance.

"The person is now safe.”