Woman dies after falling from bridge onto M54 near Tong
A woman has this afternoon died after falling from a bridge onto the M54 near Junction 3 of the motorway close to Tong.
Emergency services were alerted to the incident at just after 3pm. The woman was pronounced dead a short time later.
The inside lane of the westbound M54 is currently closed between junctions 2 and 3 while officers begin their investigation into the fatality.
At the present time, police are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident. The outside lane remains open but delays are expected for some time.
The eastbound carriageway is currently open and latest traffic updates can be found on the highways agency website: www.highways.gov.uk.
Anyone who may have witnessed this incident is asked to call police in Telford on 0300 333 3000 quoting 148N 040512.
