A MAN is fighting for his life after falling from a footbridge in Haydon Wick.

Paramedics were called around 1.30pm after a man in his 30s fell from the bridge over Westfield Way.

A spokesman for Wiltshire Police said the man had been taken to Southmead Hospital, Bristol, with life-threatening injuries.

Westfield Way was closed in both directions until 2.50pm by the emergency services.