Head street: Bus fire forces temporary closure

The incident saw Head Street shut to all traffic on Saturday afternoon while firefighters dealt with the incident.

The closure was in place near the junction with Southway and meant drivers were diverted via Balkerne Hill.

Bus firms First Essex and Arriva confirmed there were delays to services as a result of the closure.

⚠️SERVICE UPDATE⚠️

Due to an incident at Head Street, Colchester, services that would usually use Head Street are diverting via Balken Hill until further notice.

— First Essex (@FirstEssex) October 30, 2021

Firefighters arrived at the scene around 4.05pm and were able to extinguish the blaze in just 10 minutes.

An investigation found the cause of the fire was accidental.

Head Street eventually reopened to traffic around 6pm.

#Colchester owing to an incident in Head Street no buses are able to serve Head Street Service 2/ 8 and park and ride diverting via Balkerne Hill service 1 via southway and Brook Street.

— Arriva Herts & Essex (@arrivaessex) October 30, 2021