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| M5 reopens after bridge incident | M5 reopens after bridge incident |
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| The M5 motorway has reopened after being closed for several hours amid concerns for a man on a bridge. | The M5 motorway has reopened after being closed for several hours amid concerns for a man on a bridge. |
| Police received reports of a man on the Avonmouth Bridge just before 1300 BST and shut all lanes northbound in the interests of public safety. | Police received reports of a man on the Avonmouth Bridge just before 1300 BST and shut all lanes northbound in the interests of public safety. |
| Officers spent nearly seven hours at the scene talking to the man but he died after falling from the bridge. | Officers spent nearly seven hours at the scene talking to the man but he died after falling from the bridge. |
| The incident left 35-mile-long queues. The queues had stretched back to Bridgwater in Somerset. | The incident left 35-mile-long queues. The queues had stretched back to Bridgwater in Somerset. |
| The Highways Agency supplied water to stranded motorists and had said it was planning to set up portable toilets. | The Highways Agency supplied water to stranded motorists and had said it was planning to set up portable toilets. |
| Assistant Chief Constable John Long, of Avon and Somerset Police, said: "While many motorists were understandably frustrated and angry about the disruption and delays to their journey, the safety of everyone concerned was the paramount priority. | Assistant Chief Constable John Long, of Avon and Somerset Police, said: "While many motorists were understandably frustrated and angry about the disruption and delays to their journey, the safety of everyone concerned was the paramount priority. |
| "We are grateful to those motorists, their families, friends and everyone else who has been affected by this tragic incident, for their patience and co-operation." | "We are grateful to those motorists, their families, friends and everyone else who has been affected by this tragic incident, for their patience and co-operation." |
| The man has not been formally identified but is believed to be in his late 50s and to come from Bristol. | The man has not been formally identified but is believed to be in his late 50s and to come from Bristol. |
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| Traffic queues stretched for 35 miles south of Avonmouth Bridge | Traffic queues stretched for 35 miles south of Avonmouth Bridge |