Sydney Harbour Bridge has today been shut down and traffic brought to a stand still by a police operation, after a unnamed man climbed to the top.
He allegedly jumped out of a cab in the middle of the bridge at around 9:30am, and began climbing up the arch to the top.
7 News footage (below) shows the man sitting at the top of the arch of the bridge, and emergency services attempting to reach him.
Sydney Harbour Bridge: Man sitting near the top of the bridge. NSW Police Rescue on the bridge. #7Newshttps://t.co/pGchfAviZK
— 7 News Sydney (@7NewsSydney) June 17, 2016
Emergency services are still at the scene, and three city-bound lanes have been closed. Motorists have been warned to avoid the bridge, or expect heavy delays.
Cars turning round on Cahill Expressway Sydney Harbour Bridge #traffic police operation pic.twitter.com/G5Q7GLGDgl
— Celina Edmonds (@celina_edmonds) June 17, 2016
We will update this story as more details emerge.
Source: 7 News.
Photo: 7 News.
