Yesterday's incident on the A50 has made it to print; pleased to see the eventual outcome was a good one. I feel more peaceful knowing he didn't fall / jump and it makes the whole event more of a story than the tragedy I feared it could have turned into.
Fear I sound a bit of a twerp, but at least it's accurate and I haven't been misquoted. A fear that plagued me following that initial conversation.
Man in bridge jump threat closes A50
Commuters faced long tailbacks when a man threatened to jump from a dual carriageway flyover. Police were forced to divert traffic away as they closed both carriageways of the A50 at Meir at 8.30am yesterday. Drivers dialled 999 after spotting a man 'dangling' from the Meir Tunnel.
Rupert Todd, aged 40, from Stone, was driving back from Longton after dropping his wife at work when he spotted the man.
He said: "I couldn't believe it when I saw him. He was dangling very precariously for three or four minutes while police diverted traffic away. You feel helpless in that situation, there was nothing we could have done for him. A policeman was speaking to him when I passed. They did a brilliant job of getting cars out of the way and getting him back to safety. It did make me feel quite jittery. "It's just not something you expect to see."
A spokesman for Staffordshire Police said: "Police were in attendance at an incident above the A50 at Meir Park. Officers closed off a stretch of the A50, both east and westbound, following calls from members of the public regarding a man in a distressed state on the bridge. The man has been safely detained by officers and was treated at the scene by colleagues from the ambulance service before being taken to the University Hospital of North Staffordshire. Diversions were in place for a short time and the A50 was reopened A50 by 9.20am. Staffordshire Police would like to thank motorists for their patience."
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