POLICE closed the road near the Spring Gardens car park this lunchtime while they dealt with an incident.

A number of officers and vehicles were spotted near the car park. The road was reopened the road just after 1pm.

A Wiltshire Police spokeswoman said: "We were called to the car park at Spring Gardens at around 12.10pm today due to concerns about the welfare of a man.

"Officers attended and have resolved the incident safely. The man will now be taken to a place of safety."

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