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Still no word from police
StokonTrentLive is still waiting on a statement from Staffordshire Police.
LIVE: Major incident as police cars and ambulances flood Stoke-on-Trent street
A major incident is unfolding in a Stoke-on-Trent street after police cars and ambulances flooded the scene. The incident is happening in the vicinty of Flax Street, Campbell Road and Fletcher Road, Stoke, with police officers taping off the scene.
The Midlands Air Ambulance has also reportedly landed, with reports of police cordons near the area’s Car Wash and half-way down Fletcher Road.
A StokeonTrentLive reporter is on his way to the scene to provide live updates. Staffordshire Police and West Midlands Ambulance Service have also been contacted for comment on the incident.
This is a live blog. See below to access live updates as they come in.
17:53Richard Castle
17:01Richard Castle
Footage of air ambulance landing
16:17Richard Castle
Reports of police’s actions
Witnesses have said a woman had been detained.
16:12Richard Castle
Police statement ‘imminent’
Staffordshire Police’s control room says a statement will be issued clarifying exactly what has happened ‘imminently’
16:09Richard Castle
Another alleyway cordoned off
It is between Flax Street and Fletcher Road
16:08Richard Castle
Reports of man ‘covered in blood’
One witness says he ‘saw a man covered in blood from the chest down’
16:00Richard Castle
Residents in shock
A shocked resident, of Fletcher Road, who asked not to be named, said: “It is not something that happens every day. I have been here for 10 years and there has been no trouble. There was an air ambulance which I believe landed on a green by Summer Street. I hope everybody is ok.
15:56Richard Castle
Alley behind Flax Street also cordoned off
15:54Richard Castle
Flax Street cordoned off
15:48Richard Castle
Unconfirmed reports man injured
Witnesses have told StokeonTrentLive they believe there has been a stabbing and a man was taken away in an ambulance.
15:47Richard Castle
Flax Street also cordoned off
Witnesses have reported police are currently searching for a man at a property in Flax Street.
15:47Richard Castle
Car wash cordoned off and guarded by police
GB Hand Car Wash has been cordoned off, with police cars on the forecourt and officers guarding the scene.
