Level crossing stuck in the down position in Prees as police advise avoiding the area
A level crossing in Shropshire was stuck in the down position - with police advising drivers to avoid the area.
West Mercia Police tweeted at 12.47pm on Thursday that the level crossing at Station Road, Prees, was stuck in the down position.
They told motorists to "please avoid the area".
A spokesman for Network Rail in Wales and the Borders confirmed that a team was on route to the scene.
Once there they were set to manually lift and lower the barriers to ensure traffic flow.
A Network Rail spokesperson said: “Our technical engineers are investigating the issue at Prees level crossing and will be able to manually control the barrier to get traffic moving again safely, in the short term.
“We apologise for any disruption caused and thank the local community for their patience.”
The team were expecting to be at the site from 2pm to assess what they need to do to return the mechanism to its normal operation.
