Traffic and travel disruption struck south London on Tuesday evening (November 16) after an emergency services incident near West Croydon station.

Train operators and traffic services both reported closures and delays as the fallout from the incident hit road and railway users into Tuesday evening.

Police imposed cordons and evacuated a number of buildings and shops in the area in response to a "suspicious vehicle" close to West Croydon station.

They later said they had conducted a "controlled explosion" of the vehicle as a precaution and begun to lift the cordons around 6pm.

Traffic services nonetheless continued to report significant disruption on the roads.

The AA's online traffic service said: "Queueing traffic due to earlier police incident on Station Road One Way Street from A212 Wellesley Road to North End. Congestion to The Croydon Flyover and on surrounding roads through Croydon. The incident has been resolved. All lanes have been re-opened."

Rail users were meanwhile impacted by the incident in the south London area.

Network Rail said around 6pm that "all lines" had reopened through West Croydon, but rail users would likely continue to face delays.

A spokesperson tweeted at 6.30pm: "West Croydon - Southern train services in the West Croydon area may still be delayed by up to 20 minutes, revised or cancelled.

"Disruption is expected until 20:00."

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