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Bridge fall man had crashed car | Bridge fall man had crashed car |
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A student who suffered life-threatening injuries in a fall from a bridge on to the M11 in Essex had earlier crashed his car, police have said. | |
A police spokesman said the man fell on to the northbound carriageway from the Central Line railway bridge in Chigwell at about 0700 BST and was hit by a van. | A police spokesman said the man fell on to the northbound carriageway from the Central Line railway bridge in Chigwell at about 0700 BST and was hit by a van. |
He said man from Uxbridge, London, had sustained injuries in the crash before he fell from the bridge. | |
The man, 21, was seen walking on other bridges and the M11 before the fall. | |
Air ambulance | Air ambulance |
His silver Ford Focus left the northbound carriageway and crashed through a fence, near junction 5 at about 0520 BST, police said. | |
The man was later seen on the Roding Lane bridge over the motorway and then on the northbound carriageway, before he climbed on to the Central Line railway bridge. | |
Police are have appealed for witnesses. | |
Both carriageways were closed between junctions 4 and 5 while an air ambulance landed at the scene. | |
The man, whose name has not been released, was flown to the Royal London Hospital. | The man, whose name has not been released, was flown to the Royal London Hospital. |
The police spokesman said the 21-year-old received life-threatening injuries and was in a serious condition. |