Wirral bridge undergoes improvement to prevent suicides

Oct 28 2009 by Kevin Core, Birkenhead News

Wirral bridge undergoes improvement to prevent suicides

“I can’t remember a lot after that. I was so badly shocked it affected my sleep and I haven’t been able to set foot on there since.

“It’s so sad. I spoke to Cllr Dennis Knowles and he got in contact with Merseytravel which is responsible for the bridge.

“It’s tragic for the family and I don’t want this to happen again. Hopefully these changes to the bridge will make it a lot harder to do.”

Cllr Knowles said: “I’m pleased that the work has been done. We’re very grateful to the general manager of Merseytravel Frank Rogers for his help. Hopefully there will be no more tragedies here.”

Seacombe Cllr John Salter also requested a cage around Sherlock Lane Bridge, Poulton, last year.

He said: “We did have to talk someone down off that bridge as well and I have been working with Merseytravel for quite some time to try and get a cage around it for safety and to curb anti-social behaviour.

“Hopefully we will see results soon.”