Last night, we took a drive around the area where police closed the M62 motorway in West Yorkshire.

This was after a Zimbabwean man killed himself by falling from the Scammonden Bridge.

The eastbound M62 remained fully-closed into end of day Sunday at junction 22 near Scammonden Bridge in Kirklees. – STORY CONTINUES BELOW:

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The man’s full official name is set be published by the police.

How it happened: At around 10.30am, motorists alerted emergency services just after that the man had fallen from Scammonden Bridge.

Inspector Tom Harrison of West Yorkshire Police said: “We are investigating after a man was reported to have fallen from the bridge and suffered fatal injuries.”