A MAN was rushed to hospital this morning after falling from the Clackmannanshire Bridge.
Emergency services raced to the bridge at around 5.30am and closed it after numerous reports of a male entering the water after stopping the car he was in.
In attendance at the early morning incident were a number of police vehicles as well as an ambulance, paramedic unit and special operations team.
A male was then taken to the Forth Valley Royal Hospital.
According to Travel Scotland, the bridge reopened at 7.20am with traffic unaffected before the morning rush-hour.
The Advertiser understands the man survived the fall, although his condition is currently unknown.
A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We received a call at 05:35 hours to attend an incident near the Clackmannanshire Bridge in Kincardine.
“One ambulance, a paramedic response unit and our special operations team were dispatched to the scene and one male patient was taken to Forth Valley hospital.”
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