Homes Evacuated After Tidworth Collision Sparks Gas Main Concerns

Homes were evacuated and roads closed in Tidworth on Thursday night following a collision which raised concerns over a gas main.

Emergency services were called to Station Road shortly after 9pm on Thursday, 6 August, following a single-vehicle collision.

Police confirmed that no other vehicles were involved and nobody was believed to have been injured in the incident.

However, concerns regarding a gas main at the collision site prompted emergency services to introduce a number of precautionary measures while the area was made safe.

Road closures were put in place along Station Road and Perham Down Road, while residents living within a 100-metre radius of the collision site were evacuated from their homes.

The evacuation was carried out as a precaution while work took place to ensure the gas main and surrounding area were safe.

A man was arrested on suspicion of careless driving and an offence under Section 4 of the Road Traffic Act.

He was taken into police custody for questioning following the incident.

Police have not reported any injuries as a result of the collision.

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