Massive emergency response on A27 saw man fall from bridge after crash as road shut down - police update
Drivers suffered long delays during the incident
A massive emergency response that led to the A27 and M27 being shut down on Saturday evening saw a man fall from a bridge as traffic was held for more than two hours.
Police attended the “concern for welfare” incident around 5.30pm when the man was on a bridge on the A27 at Hilsea before falling on the motorway below.
Moments earlier, a crash on Eastern Road saw the male run from the scene before entering the A27. AA Traffic News and National Highways reported a “multi-vehicle collision”.
Traffic was held with people reporting delays of around two hours while police deployed “life-saving measures” when attempting to deal with the man on the bridge. Motorists were seen getting out of their cars as events unfolded. An air ambulance was spotted flying over the motorway before landing.
Today, police have told The News the man is alive but is fighting for his life after sustaining “serious injuries”.
A police spokesperson said: “Officers were dealing with a concern for welfare incident on the bridge over the A27 at Hilsea from around 5.30pm on Saturday (26 September). Officers attended and took life-saving measures.
“The man has been taken to hospital with serious injuries. A road closure was put in place to enable us to deal with this incident but it has since re-opened.
“Prior to officers attending, there was a related collision on Eastern Road in which a man ran from the scene of the collision. No injuries were reported in the collision.”
The spokesperson added: “As in all cases where police are present when a serious injury occurs a referral had been made to the IOPC.”