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Wolverhampton bridge fall tragedy: Tributes paid to Dudley father Chris Brookes whose second child is due in January

A man who died after apparently falling from a bridge in Wolverhampton was a father of one, with a second child due in January, it has been revealed.

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A fundraising page set up to support the family of Chris Brookes has already topped £1,000.

The JustGiving site has been organised in tribute to the 22-year-old from Dudley.

The father, a former Coseley School pupil, was found with serious head injuries in a bus lane under a footbridge in Wolverhampton on Sunday.

Mr Brookes' Facebook page says his partner is expecting a child in January.

Tributes have been paid by his former boss at Elta Fans in Kingswinford, where Mr Brookes worked as a general assembler.

Damian Buxton, Elta Fans chief executive officer, said: “We have been deeply saddened to hear about the untimely passing of Chris Brookes.

"He was well loved by everyone who knew him and will be sadly missed.

"Our thoughts are with his young family at this extremely difficult time.”

The JustGiving page aims to raise £3,000 and 'get something made for remembrance' of Mr Brookes.

It raised £1,245 in the first five hours since launching.

The page states: "Chris left behind a beautiful daughter Layla Jade and an unborn son Chris Jr.

"His family and partner have been offered support by loads of people and kind words.

"Nothing will bring Chris back but he loved his family so much and this is a little way of us showing our support at a terrible time for all his family."

Police have confirmed Mr Brookes' death is not being treated as suspicious.

He was found lying motionless on the ground by the ambulance service at 3.30am on Sunday.

Anyone with information is asked to call police on 101, quoting log 646 of October 29.