A man who died after falling from a bridge over the M1 has been named as "much-loved" Rotherham dad Levi Thompson.

Levi, 24, died after falling from the bridge running over the motorway on April 15 near to the junction of Woodhall services.

His body was found on the carriageway after a call at 3.20am.

Today, his distraught family have paid moving tribute to him.

In a joint statement released by South Yorkshire Police they said: "Levi was a much-loved father, son, brother, grandson, nephew, cousin and a loyal friend to anyone he knew.

"He is gone but never forgotten.”


The road was closed for over eight hours whilst emergency services worked at the scene.

Police are still appealing for witnesses to the collision or any motorists who may have dash-cam footage.

A spokesman from the force said: "Please call 101 quoting incident number 97 of 15 April 2020. If you have dashcam footage, you can email this to enquiries@southyorks.pnn.police.uk quoting the incident number in the email subject line."