A manhunt has been launched after two suitcases containing human remains were found at the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol.
Police were called after a man with a suitcase was seen acting suspiciously on the bridge just before midnight on Wednesday. When officers arrived less than ten minutes later, the man had left, leaving the suitcase behind. A second suitcase was found nearby a short time later.
Avon and Somerset Police said their “immediate priority” was to locate the man and identify the human remains.
The taxi driver’s vehicle has been seized and the driver is assisting officers, the force added.
Officers arrived at the bridge within ten minutes of the report, but the man had already left the area and left behind a suitcase.