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Passengers at Gatwick Airport not impacted by bomb scare

Monday, 29 March 2021 13:18

By Katie Lyons - Radio News Hub @katielyons_99

Charlwood Road was closed yesterday evening (Sunday, March 28) following reports of an explosive device.

Sussex Police told V2 Radio that Gatwick airport remained open throughout the bomb scare yesterday.

At 4.20pm police responded to a report of an unexploded device found by a resident while gardening in Charlwood Road, Crawley.

A safety cordon was put in place as a precaution whilst Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) attended.

The item was checked and found not to be an explosive device and then the roads reopened at 7.45 pm.

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