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Man 'detained under the Mental Health Act' after bridge incident
['Hayley Parker']
Stoke-on-Trent Live - News
Man 'detained under the Mental Health Act' after bridge incidentConcerns had been raised for his welfareView Image The A525 near KeelePolice say a man has been detained under the Mental Health Act after concerns were raised for his welfare.
The patient - who had been seen on a bridge - was brought to safety after officers closed Keele Road, in Keele.
A Staffordshire Police spokesman said: "The man was detained under the Mental Health Act and left in the care of the ambulance service. "
Article continues belowA West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: "We were called to reports of concern for a patient’s welfare near to the junction of the A525 and Quarry Bank Road at 11.18am, one ambulance attended the scene.
On arrival we discovered one patient, a man, who was once brought to safety was assessed and taken to hospital."
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