This petition was submitted during the 2017–2019 Conservative government

Rejected petition Improve the safety of scammonden bridge due to the amount of suicides.

Increases of suicides involving individuals jumping off scammondem bridge over the M62 have increased dramatically. It was only today that an individual lost their life from jumping from the bridge. Something needs to be put in place to prevent the individuals from jumping to their death.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/233425

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