'Incident' forces buses to divert on major Bradford road

Rowan Newman

21 June 2024 at 2:42 am

Listerhills Road <i>(Image: Google Street View)</i> — Listerhills Road *(Image: Google Street View)*

UPDATE: We now have a statement from West Yorkshire Police on this incident.

AN "incident" has forced buses to divert on a major Bradford road.

SERVICE ALERT - 636/637

Incident at Listerhills Road

Services are diverted via Thornton Road & Preston Street in both directions
— First West Yorks (@FirstWestYorks) June 21, 2024

First Bus says its 636 and 637 services that usually run on Listerhills Road have been affected.

The buses will now use Thornton Road and Preston Street in both directions.

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