EMERGENCY changes have been made to bus services after a suspected murder in Hereford this morning.
Police were called to Commercial Road in Hereford in the early hours of this morning (June 8).
A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and Commercial Road remains closed this morning.
A police cordon and scene guard is in place between the Stonebow Road and Union Walk junctions.
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The closed area includes the Country Bus Station, causing disruption to bus services.
A Herefordshire Council spokesperson said Yeomans buses that should start at the Country Bus Station this morning will start at Maylords and terminate at the Shire Hall.
National Express services will operate from Hereford Railway Station whilst the road is closed.
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Lugg Valley 76 will operate as a 76A and the 426 and 492 will only serve the railway station.
There is heavy traffic in parts of Hereford this morning as a result of the road closure, with traffic on the City Link Road backed up to Tudors at 10am.
Services will revert back to normal as soon as possible when the road reopens, but no timescale has yet been given, with police saying the road will remain closed while initial enquiries are carried out in to the circumstances of the incident and cause of death.
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