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A tram driver is being praised after he stopped to talk a youngster out of jumping from a railway bridge.

The teen was being egged on by his mate as he stood on the wrong side of the railings in the in the middle of Pomona Strand in Trafford, Manchester.

The pair had been planning on ‘tombstoning' into the canal below, but after the driver spoke them them, climbed back over the railings the Manchester Evening News reports.

In the video one of the youngsters, thought to be between 15 and 18, can be seen getting ready to jump off, having already taken his shoes off.

Eyewitness James Dean, who works in an office nearby, said: "There were two lads there egging each other on. He was hanging off it.

(Image: MEN WS) (Image: MEN WS)

"One tram went past, then another one came and he gave him a bit of a telling off. I think he would have got injured, it is quite high up.

"It is cold, he could’ve gone into shock, you can't easily get out.”

A spokesperson for KeolisAmey Metrolink said: "One of our drivers reported the potentially dangerous behaviour of the youths to Metrolink control room on Monday afternoon.

"The next driver was instructed to proceed with caution.

"They spoke to the individuals to get them back on the pathway and prevent a more serious incident occurring.

"Both drivers' actions are to be commended."