Emergency Services closed the section of motorway for three hours between the M18 and J32 of the M18 on Wednesday
A spokesman for South Yorkshire Police said: “We were called at about 7.55pm yesterday (Wednesday, June 28) by a member of the public to report a concern for the safety of a man on a bridge over the M18″
“Officers attended and the scene was closed for about three-and-a-half hours – reopening at about 11.35pm. The man was taken to hospital to receive appropriate medical care.”
