A lorry driver has been roundly praised after potentially saving the life of a young man who was sitting on the edge of a bridge over a busy motorway.
A distressing image yesterday showed a man had climbed over the railing of the M62 bridge and sat on the end, looking down towards the motorway near Leeds.
But when a lorry driver saw it, they parked on the hard shoulder, leaving the truck directly underneath the man on the side of the bridge.
The image has been shared by dozens with heaps of praise being posted for the driver of the heavy goods vehicle, Leeds Live report.
One individual said: "Well done to that lorry driver. Hope the person on the bridge gets the help they need."
While another added: "Trucker is a good human and deserves the utmost respect."
Vulnerable Citizen Support Leeds posted: "IT'S OKAY - NOT TO BE OKAY.
"This is a picture from the M62 Motorway Bridge - a passerby has posted it to raise awareness of the situation at hand.
"What people don’t understand is that to jump on the other side of any bridge - indicates something drastically wrong with their mental health. But what's next........?
"I have family who have been at this point before and still had to wait a week for an appointment when she found herself on top of a bridge - this post is to raise that awareness that - IT'S OKAY - NOT TO BE OKAY - and you can or should speak out.
"What a trucker - stopping on the hard shoulder and leaving his truck there - to ensure when he did jump - it wasn’t a longer distance to the floor."
If you or someone you know has been affected by the issues raised in this article please contact:
- Samaritans helpline 116 123
- Aware helpline 1800 80 48 48
- Pieta House on 1800 247 247
