City of Lincoln Council issued a map of the current cordon in the city centre:
Image: City of Lincoln Council
There is extremely heavy traffic in the centre of Lincoln and south of the city as a result of the cordon.
Police at the scene. Photo: The Lincolnite
Lincolnshire Police have closed the streets surrounding the bus station and are advising people to avoid the area.
A 100 metre cordon is in place around the station and people have been evacuated to the plaza outside the building.
Buses are not operating from the station at this time. People can catch a bus from the Tentercroft Street station instead.
It is understood the package was left on a bus from Nettleham, the bus number has not yet been confirmed.
The bus station has been evacuated.
Police are on scene to maintain a cordon around the station.
A number of city bus services have been affected. Passengers have been advised to catch their busses from Tentercroft Street.
The train station and car park are also closed.
#Lincoln Customers are advised to catch their buses from Tentercroft Street whilst Lincoln Central Bus Station is closed due to an emergency situation. This is likely to impact on services within the City Centre. Our staff will do their best to keep your service running on time.
— Stagecoach East Midlands (@StagecoachEMid) October 9, 2018
Staff at Siemens Main Works site are unable to leave the building due to road closures, however a spokesperson from the company told reporters they have not been directly impacted and staff will not be evacuated.
This is a developing story and will be updated as soon as we know more.
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