Police talk man down from Leeds railway bridge

Police successfully talked a vulnerable man down from a railway bridge in east Leeds after he had been there for three hours.

A member of the public called 999 to raise concerns about the man, who was at the top of the bridge on Selby Road, Halton at 11.30pm on Saturday night.

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Trained officers negotiated with the man, who came down safely at 2.25am. He was taken to hospital for a mental health assessment.

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