A man who was 'on the wrong side of the railings' on a bridge over the M60 this morning was brought down to safety.
Emergency services including police officers, paramedics and fire crews were called to the scene near junction 23 for Ashton-under-Lyne at around 5.20am. A man was found on the 'wrong side' of the railings on the bridge over the busy motorway.
A stretch of the motorway was fully shut off while emergency services responded, as well as a stretch of Manchester Road which runs over it. Police said the man was guided to safety.
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The motorway was fully reopened at around 6.50am. In a statement, a Greater Manchester Police said: "Officers were called to Junction 23 of the M60 in Ashton-under-Lyne this morning, Wednesday 21 December 2022, at approximately 5.20am, to reports of a person sitting on the wrong side of the railings on the bridge.
"Two lanes of the motorway and nearby Manchester Road were closed whilst the man was guided to safety. Colleagues from NWAS and the Fire Service were also in attendance and the roads have now been reopened."
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