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| Man jumps to death from bridge despite police efforts to dissuade him | Man jumps to death from bridge despite police efforts to dissuade him |
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| A motorist jumped to his death from a major road bridge on Sunday despite police spending four hours trying to talk him out of it. | A motorist jumped to his death from a major road bridge on Sunday despite police spending four hours trying to talk him out of it. |
| The incident happened on the Queen Elizabeth II bridge that links the M25 at Thurrock in Essex and Dartford in Kent. | The incident happened on the Queen Elizabeth II bridge that links the M25 at Thurrock in Essex and Dartford in Kent. |
| Essex police said that the man, believed to be 42 and from Buckinghamshire, left his car on the bridge shortly after 11am. | Essex police said that the man, believed to be 42 and from Buckinghamshire, left his car on the bridge shortly after 11am. |
| A spokesman said: "He had pulled up in lane one before climbing over safety barriers on the bridge, standing on the other side and threatening to jump into the river. | A spokesman said: "He had pulled up in lane one before climbing over safety barriers on the bridge, standing on the other side and threatening to jump into the river. |
| "Police officers, including trained negotiators, spent several hours talking to the man trying to get him to come back over the barrier. | "Police officers, including trained negotiators, spent several hours talking to the man trying to get him to come back over the barrier. |
| "At 3pm, he walked to the apex of the bridge and then plunged into the river." | "At 3pm, he walked to the apex of the bridge and then plunged into the river." |
| The man was recovered by lifeboat and taken to an ambulance waiting nearby before being transported to Darent Valley hospital in Dartford, where he was pronounced dead. | The man was recovered by lifeboat and taken to an ambulance waiting nearby before being transported to Darent Valley hospital in Dartford, where he was pronounced dead. |
| The incident caused severe traffic delays for most of the day. The bridge was only reopened once police officers had recovered the man's car. | The incident caused severe traffic delays for most of the day. The bridge was only reopened once police officers had recovered the man's car. |
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