Police appeal for help to identify woman who fell from bridge
Update: Police have confirmed that the woman has now been identified.
Gloucestershire Constabulary are appealing for help to identify a woman who fell from a bridge on the M5 this evening, Wednesday 6th January.
Officers were called around 4.55pm after a woman fell from a bridge on to the M5 southbound between Junctions 11A and 12. The woman was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.
Her death is believed to be non-suspicious.
Currently officers are unable to identify this person and are asking any members of the public to come forward if they know anyone who has gone missing matching the description.
The woman is white, believed to be approximately 60 to 70-years-old, shoulder length mousey-brown hair, a skin tag on her right cheek and above her right eye and has no tattoos or jewellery.
She was wearing a dress, a stone coloured cardigan, pink slip on shoes and an orange check coat.
Anyone who believes they can identify this woman is asked to contact police on 101 quoting incident 336 of 6 January.