A driving instructor says she has no regrets about phoning police after seeing a woman jump off a Maldon bridge.

Last Tuesday, tombstoners leapt from the A414 bridge over the River Chelmer during rush hour leaving eyewitnesses concerned for their safety.

Tina Likeman had been taking a driving lesson when she and her pupil saw a woman looking “distressed” with her hands over her face.

Mum-of-two Mrs Likeman, of Maldon, said: “I’m a bit surprised at the Facebook debate going on about whether or not someone should have called the police.

“I was driving on a busy road and you don’t expect someone to jump off a bridge.

“You have a young lady who looks like she has committed suicide.”