Bridge drama in Cheltenham: armed man threatens to jump
Dramatic scenes were unfolding in Cheltenham this afternoon after an armed man was seen dangling from a railway bridge threatening to jump off.
Bosses at Network Rail issued a warning saying the man was standing on top of Cloddymore foot bridge, in Up Hatherley, beckoning trains towards him so he could throw himself onto the tracks.
Police said they had been called to the scene after the man was spotted by a train driver.
However, they are refusing to approach the man as they believe he may be carrying a weapon.
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A trained police negotiator is now at the scene, off Draycot Road.
A spokesman for the force said: "The incident was reported at around 3.15pm by a train driver who was concerned for the welfare of a man on a bridge in Cheltenham.
"Trains were called to a halt for the safety of the man and commuters and a negotiator was sent to the scene."
The incident remains ongoing. More details will follow.
Comments
by eyeopener
Tuesday, October 30 2012, 11:34PM
“The man..............was detained under the mental health act. He was taken to hospital for assessments after the incident.
Doesn't that suggest that he was more ill then selfish?"”
by C-Glos
Tuesday, October 30 2012, 11:13PM
“But obviously there are better ways to attempt to end your life, than to put other people at risk!”
by C-Glos
Tuesday, October 30 2012, 10:50PM
“TimMessanger I DO hope that you suffer from mental health at some point in your life, (as 1 in 4 do in their lifetime) so you may at one point understand.
Therefore instead of being an a**hole, you will understand that this person is ill and not feeling well and due to people like yourself, fell an outcast, plus due to the govenment cuts etc and poor help by the NHS, this tends to be happening more often!”
by TimMessanger
Tuesday, October 30 2012, 9:24PM
“What a selfish individual, if he wants to self harm give him a piece of rope and a tree so he doesn't affect the public at large!”