Seth Thind

1. 1. lack of barriers to prevent climbing or jumping from bridge

   “At the incident location there is little if anything by way of safety measures that would prevent anyone from being able to climb over, around or on top of the side railings of the bridge or to prevent them from jumping from the bridge to the carriageway. There is for example no enclosure of the walkway to prevent this.”

2. 2. absence of help summoning mechanisms

   “At the incident location there are no means of summonsing help or calling for help should a person be in crisis and require assistance. There are no signs or signposting for mental health assistance or support (such as from Samaritans).”

3. 3. lack of monitored CCTV coverage

   “There are no known monitored CCTV cameras covering the bridge or approach area, rendering monitoring of a recognised danger spot actionless.”

4. 4. repeated crisis incidents at location

   “according to Hampshire Police Record Management Systems, there have been 12 crisis incidents in the last 5 years (of which the Police are aware) - including 7 self-harm ( jumping) attempts, 2 successful jumps from which the individual has survived and 3 fatalities. There have been a further 89 reported 'concern for safety' incidents at the location.”

5. 5. insufficient safety measures and help summoning at mental health crisis points

   “Wider reports of self-harm incidents and fatalities are well known from most of which do not have sufficent safety measures in place (as above) or means of summonsing help at a point of mental health crisis.”

6. 6. ongoing fatalities from bridge jumps

   “Deaths continue to occur as a result of individuals jumping from these bridges and insufficient measures have so far been taken to address and prevent their occurrance.”

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