A MAN threatened to jump on to a busy motorway but was talked to safety by a 'Good Samaritan'.

Police were called to the bridge over the M65 just after Junction 10 at Gannow, Burnley, at 3.20pm today.

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A man told officers he had spotted the man on the wrong side of the bridge railings and managed to convince him to step back over to the right side.

Officers arrived at the scene and escorted him to hospital for a mental health assessment.

A police spokeswoman said: "It looks like this man has been helped by a Good Samaritan."