LIVE UPDATES: All the latest news as Reading building site collapses.

Traffic in Reading town centre is likely to be disrupted for the rest of this afternoon after scaffolding collapsed at a building site on Garrard Road.

Emergency services have cordoned off the area and closed Garrard Street and Greyfriar's Road.

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Access to the NCP car park is currently cut off to allow Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service and South Central Ambulance Service to continue to work in the area.

A spokesperson from the Thames Valley Police said: "There are no concerns as to the structure of the car park, but members of the public will not be able to access their vehicles until further notice."