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Man dies after fall from bridge on Portadown’s Northway

Police confirmed the man died the same day

A man has died following a fall from a bridge in Portadown on Saturday morning.

The man fell from the Seagoe Bridge onto the Northway around 10am.

He was being treated at the scene before he was taken to hospital, however, he later died from his injuries.

Police confirmed the man, who was in his 50s, died on Saturday.

The man, understood to be from the Lurgan area, was taken to hospital by Air Ambulance.

One eye-witness described the serious scene on Saturday morning as first responders treated the man following the fall.

The road was closed in the Portadown direction for a period.

Our thoughts are with the man’s friends and family at this tragic time.

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