M6 closed as man threatens to jump from bridge
A man who brought the M6 to a standstill when he threatened to jump from a bridge has been detained for mental health assessment.
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The road was closed in both direction between Junctions 13 and 14 for around ten minutes this afternoon after the man on the bridge threatened to self-harm.
It was closed from around 5.30pm-5.40pm.
No-one was injured.
A spokesman for the Central Motorway Police Group said: "An uninjured male was detained for mental health assessment, and the carriageway was closed for about 10 minutes at 5.30pm."
