BREAKING: Part of Salisbury on lockdown as two taken ill at restaurant

A part of Salisbury is on lockdown after two people fell ill at a restaurant in the city.

Emergency services, some wearing white full-body hazmat suits, are currently attending the incident at Prezzo on High Street and have been at the scene since 6.45pm.

Four fire engines and the police are also attending Salibsury District Hospital.

A spokesperson for Wiltshire Police said: “Police were called by the ambulance service to Prezzo, High Street, Salisbury, at 6.45pm today (16 September) following a medical incident involving two people – a man and a woman.

“As a precautionary measure, the restaurant and surrounding roads have been cordoned off while officers attend the scene and establish the circumstances surrounding what has led them to fall ill.

“Anyone with information should call 101 and quote log number 271 of 16 September.”