A dad died after falling from a motorway bridge having walked out of A&E, an inquest heard. Alan Dennison, 55, suffered 'unsurvivable' injuries following the incident on the M61 in Bolton on October 12 last year.
An inquest at Bolton Coroners' Court heard Mr Dennison went to the Royal Bolton Hospital after an ambulance failed to turn up at his home following a 999 call. Paramedics were asked to attend Mr Dennison's home the previous evening after he phoned police to report that he had 'stabbed himself' and was struggling with his mental health.
When an ambulance failed to turn up, he made his own way to hospital. He arrived at 6.30am and, after revealing that he was having suicidal thoughts, he was triaged for a mental health assessment.
