Chassen Road, Flixton closed due to police incident - latest updates

Chassen Road in Flixton has been closed due to a police incident. The closure was confirmed just before 5am on Wednesday morning (April 27).

The closure affects a stretch of Chassen Road between Balmoral Avenue and Shawe Road. Chassen Road railway station is also closed to passengers.

There was no information immediately available as to the circumstances surrounding the police incident, including whether there are any injuries.

Posting to Twitter, Transport for Greater Manchester said: "Road closed. Due to a police incident Chassen Road, Flixton is closed between Balmoral Avenue and Shawe Road. Chassen Road rail station is also closed to passengers due to this incident, see @northernassist for updates."

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Transport for Greater Manchester said: "Road closed. Due to a police incident Chassen Road, Flixton is closed between Balmoral Avenue and Shawe Road. Chassen Road rail station is also closed to passengers due to this incident, see @northernassist for updates."