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Police incident leads to temporary closure of section of Winnipeg’s Dufferin Street

A Winnipeg police vehicle. Shane Gibson/Global News

Road closures are expected to continue through the evening, Winnipeg police say, after an incident near Main Street and Dufferin Avenue that saw a man taken to hospital with serious injuries.

As of Wednesday afternoon, Dufferin was blocked between Main and King streets, and police are encouraging the public to avoid the area.

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North- and southbound traffic on Main Street isn’t being affected by the road closure.

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Police are expecting to provide more information about the incident on Thursday.

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