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A MAN sparked a police alert after climbing onto a bridge in Halewood.

A member of the public raised the alarm after seeing the 36-year-old sitting on the parapet at the edge of the bridge in Lydiate Lane at 6.55am today (Sunday).

Merseyside Police said the man did not threaten to jump but there were concerns he could fall off and injure himself.

Lydiate Lane was closed at the junction with Mackets Lane while officers persuaded him to come down. He was later detained under the Mental Health Act.

The road re-opened at 8.15am.