Emergency services called to help man on the ‘wrong side of the railings’ on Wearmouth Bridge in Sunderland
and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565
Concerned members of the public contacted the police at 12.30pm today (August 23).
A Northumbria Police spokesperson said: “We received a report of concern for a man on the Wearmouth bridge.
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Hide Ad“It was reported he was on the wrong side of the railings. Emergency services attended and the man is now safely back on the bridge.”
An earlier social media post by North East Live Traffic said: “The A1018 Wearmouth Bridge, northbound lane one is currently closed whilst emergency services deal with an ongoing incident with delays on all the approaches.”
The lane has now been reopened with “minor residual delays” as traffic clears.