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| M62 bridge fall death shuts motorway | M62 bridge fall death shuts motorway |
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| A man was killed when he fell from a bridge and was hit by a lorry on the M62 in Cheshire, shutting a key section of the motorway during rush hour. | |
| Cheshire Police said the 30-year-old from Warrington fell at 02:45 BST. | |
| The eastbound carriageway was closed between junctions 10 and 11 at Croft and Birchwood, which also affected traffic joining the M6. | |
| All lanes of the motorway have since been reopened, the Highways Agency said. | |
| A Cheshire Police spokeswoman said: "At 02:45 police were called to a report a man had fallen from a bridge on the M62. | A Cheshire Police spokeswoman said: "At 02:45 police were called to a report a man had fallen from a bridge on the M62. |
| "Officers went to the scene where a man had fallen from a bridge and collided with a lorry. | "Officers went to the scene where a man had fallen from a bridge and collided with a lorry. |
| "Tragically the man died at the scene. His next-of-kin have been informed." | "Tragically the man died at the scene. His next-of-kin have been informed." |
| The closure pushed extra traffic on to the M6, M56, A580 East Lancashire Road and A57 Manchester Road. | The closure pushed extra traffic on to the M6, M56, A580 East Lancashire Road and A57 Manchester Road. |