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Dan waited with the man until he was safely brought down

A lorry driver has been praised as a "hero" after stopping traffic on the M1 to save the life of a man hanging off a bridge.

Dan Shillito was driving underneath a bridge by the J29 carriageway, near Chesterfield, at around 7pm on Saturday (September 6) when he spotted the man in the troubling situation .

In a clip shared to millions on social media, police officers can be seen closing off the road in an attempt to help the man in the life-threatening situation.

However, upon noticing the man and seeing information boards declaring an incident on the motorway, Mr Shillito abruptly parked his Samskip truck underneath the bridge after asking a police officer for permission .

The lorry driver got out of his vehicle and c

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