Man arrested for 'flying drone off Severn Bridge'

A man was arrested after allegedly scaling the Severn Bridge in order to fly a drone off it
PA
Patrick Grafton-Green31 December 2018
WEST END FINAL

Get our award-winning daily news email featuring exclusive stories, opinion and expert analysis

I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice.

A man has been arrested after allegedly climbing the Severn Bridge and flying a drone from it.

Avon and Somerset Police were called to the bridge, which connects England and Wales, at 8.10am on New Year's Eve.

Officers closed the M48 in both directions between junctions 1 and 2 to deal with the incident.

A force spokesman said: "Officers attended the M48 Severn Bridge at 8.10am this morning after concerns were raised for a man who appeared to have climbed one of the towers and was flying a drone off it.

"The man, aged in his 20s, came down from the tower voluntarily and has since been arrested for causing a public nuisance."

The bridge originally opened in 1966, with the Second Severn Crossing - now known as the Prince of Wales Bridge - completed in 1996.

Tolls in place on both bridges were scrapped on December 17.

Create a FREE account to continue reading

eros

Registration is a free and easy way to support our journalism.

Join our community where you can: comment on stories; sign up to newsletters; enter competitions and access content on our app.

Your email address

Must be at least 6 characters, include an upper and lower case character and a number

You must be at least 18 years old to create an account

* Required fields

Already have an account? SIGN IN

By clicking Create Account you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our Terms of use , Cookie policy and Privacy policy .

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in