Multiple police vehicles were spotted in New Cross Road eastbound at around 4.30pm today (October 18).
Bus routes 21,53,172,453 are on diversion as the incident is being dealt with.
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The incident is causing congestion from Hatcham Park Road to A202 Queens Road.
The nature of the incident is unclear at this stage.
The full statement on Inrix traffic says: “A2 New Cross Road Eastbound blocked, queueing traffic due to police incident from Hatcham Park Road to A202 Queens Road.
“Also there is a lane blocked on the opposite side for traffic management.”
We have contacted the Metropolitan Police for further information.
