A giant cherrypicker was deployed to bring them down
Two Just Stop Oil protesters have been safely removed from the Dartford Bridge after staging a 37-hour protest.
The campaigners scaled up two of the 84-metre-tall masts in the early hours of Monday morning, causing the entire bridge to be closed off.
Traffic has been redirected through two tunnels over the last two days, causing heavy buildups of traffic on both sides of the vital Thames River crossing.
Two Just Stop Oil supporters have climbed to the top of the Dartford Crossing.
The bridge remains closed after protestors scaled the bridge at around 5AM Monday morning. pic.twitter.com/c7Zcp6AQr6
— PoliticsJOE (@PoliticsJOE_UK) October 17, 2022
According to a tweet sent out by the campaign group, the efforts of Morgan and Marcus have “majorly disrupted fuel deliveries from Essex to the South East of England”.
🚨 BREAKING: MORGAN AND MARCUS DESCEND FROM DARTFORD CROSSING BRIDGE 🚨
🍒 After a successful 37 hour occupation, Morgan and Marcus descended from Queen Elizabeth II Bridge on a giant cherrypicker, having majorly disrupted fuel deliveries from Essex to the South East of England. pic.twitter.com/ailp1zKaGw
— Just Stop Oil (@JustStop_Oil) October 18, 2022
At one point, locals took to shooting fireworks at the pair in the middle of the night.
Footage of the shocking incident was shared online and shows fireworks being thrown in the protesters’ direction, seemingly in a violent bid to encourage the protesters away from the bridge.
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