A MAN died after falling from a bridge onto the Great Missenden by-pass.

Motorists at the scene rushed to help the 63-year-old man after seeing him fall from the Church Lane bridge onto the carriageway of the A413, at 4.20pm on Tuesday. The emergency services were also called, but the man was pronounced dead at the scene.

A police spokesman said there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death. A formal identification has not yet been made.