EMERGENCY services are at the scene of an incident on St Helens Linkway.

Merseyside Police announced that there had been a road traffic incident along St Helens Linkway at around 10.05am on Wednesday, July 24.

Police have since reported that the incident was a one-vehicle collision, where a van is reported to have mounted the grass verge around the junction of St Helens Linkway (now known as James Roby Way) and Sherdley Road.

At this stage, it is believed a man who was driving the van suffered a medical episode.

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Emergency services are at the scene and there are road closures in place while the incident is being dealt with.

The Linkway has been closed in both directions while emergency services deal with the incident, between the junctions of Elton Head Road, Scorecross, and Sherdley Road.

Police advised motorists to find alternative routes as traffic was affected, although the closures are now understood to have cleared.