M60 jump threat drama
Date published: 21 June 2013
THE M60 was closed at Chadderton this morning when a man threatened to jump off a bridge.
Drivers faced traffic chaos when the motorway was closed clockwise at junction 19 (Heaton Park) and anti-clockwise at junction 22 (Hollinwood).
Police were called shortly before 7.20am, when a man was spotted on the wrong side of the railings. He was escorted to safety and the road reopened 40 minutes later
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