Bridge man talked down by police

Police closed Caton Road for an hour due to a man on the canal bridge near the Lune Aqueduct.
Long queues build up on Lancaster's Caton Road after reports of a man on a canal bridge.Long queues build up on Lancaster's Caton Road after reports of a man on a canal bridge.
Long queues build up on Lancaster's Caton Road after reports of a man on a canal bridge.

Police were called by the ambulance service at 11.30am on Wednesday saying there was a man on the bridge.

Officers attended the scene and spoke to the 24-year-old man, who came off the bridge at 11.50am.

The man was taken to hospital by ambulance.

Caton Road was reopened at 12.30pm.

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