A RAILWAY bridge was closed to traffic in York this morning while police attended an incident.

An eyewitness said the bridge over the East Coast Mainline at St Helen's Road, Dringhouses, was closed by police but had since been reopened.

They said some people had been on top of the bridge looking on to the track in a southerly direction but they believed the incident had now been resolved.

Another witness told The Press that buses and other vehicles were forced to stop after incident occurred on the railway track just beneath the bridge at about 10.45 am.

"A small gathering was seen at the top of the bridge looking down onto the track," they said. "Other locals say something alike this occurred last night at around midnight as well."

LNER tweeted that trains running through York railway station this morning might be delayed by up to 30 minutes or cancelled, 'due to trespassers on the railway.'

It added that disruption was expected until 11.30am.

North Yorkshire Police confirmed that officers had attended an incident leading to the closure of the road, but was unable to reveal any details at this stage. It said the road was now being reopened.