A key road in Oxford has been left unusable after flooding hit the city.
Flooding under the bridge on Watlington Road has meant that several city bus services had to be diverted on Saturday afternoon.
A spokesperson for Oxford Bus Company said: “Due to flooding under the bridge on Watlington Road, our 3A and 11 services will be diverting along Cuddesdon Way and Barnes Road in both directions.
“We will be unable to serve Watlington Road and Garsingdon Road. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
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A later statement made by OBC said: “Due to flooding under the bridge on Watlington Road, our 11X services will be diverting along Grenoble Road in both directions.
“Any passengers wanting to board or alight at BMW, we recommend that you use Lidl. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.”
A yellow weather warning for rain had been issued for the South East by the Met Office on Friday.
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