Anti-suicide railings have been put up at a bridge in a bid to prevent tragedies after a young woman was talked down from taking her own life.

Lorna Ginty and her husband came across a young woman who was threatening to jump off the the Bradford Street bridge on St Peter’s Way last month.

Her husband, Mark Ginty, who works for the Patient Transport Service, and two passersby managed to help the woman, who went on to get the support she needed.

Now specialist railings have been put up to prevent any future tragedies.

Mrs Ginty said: “It happened a few weeks ago during half term. We were going into the town centre, driving on the slip road and just as we came round the corner my husband spotted the girl.

“She was sat on the edge with her legs dangling off the side. We pulled up on the opposite side of the road, and my husband ran over to her. I rang 999 from the car.

“He just talked to her, but she said nothing, she was staring in to space. I was shaking, it was a horrible situation to be in.

“When the police arrived they asked my husband if he wanted to go with her, so he turned and said you’re going to be fine, and she said thank you. That weekend I got contacted by someone else who said another person was trying to jump from the bridge. I knew something had to be done about it.

“I contacted (MP) Mark Logan, he said he would come and have a look at the bridge. I drove by the bridge on Saturday and saw that the railings had gone up.

“I’m absolutely made up. It doesn’t solve the whole situation but it does make it more difficult to climb up the side. It will make a huge difference."

MP Mark Logan said: “Lorna alerted me to the issue at the A666 bridge. I visited the site and could see that it required extra measures to prevent anyone trying to jump.

“I made contact with our local police and also the council two weeks to find a solution. The bridge railings were improved last week.

“I would also ask that anyone feeling vulnerable should contact the Samaritans on 116 123.”