Southmead Hospital incident LIVE: Patients ‘evacuated’ as armed police called to scene

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Emergency crews are responding to a security incident at Southmead Hospital in Bristol as people have been advised to stay away from the area.

Multiple sources have areas of the hospital have been evacuated. A number of police vehicles are on-site to attend to the incident.

In a statement to Bristol Live, a spokesperson for the North Bristol NHS Trust said: “We are currently responding to a security incident in our Emergency Department. We’re asking all members of the public to please stay away from the Emergency Department at Southmead Hospital whilst this incident is ongoing.

“This means that we have had to cancel all outpatient appointments and visiting today. We are unable to comment further at this time but will issue updates as soon as possible.”

Bristol Live has approached Avon and Somerset Police for comment on the incident.

Armed police and the fire service have been pictured at the scene.

This is an ongoing incident in Bristol – we’ll bring you updates from the scene as and when we have them.

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