Humber Bridge pledge for hospital patients forced to pay for crossings

THOUSANDS of patients travelling across the Humber Bridge for hospital treatment will no longer have to pay tolls, council leaders have pledged.

When the plans are officially approved they will mark a major victory for campaigners who have backed the Grimsby Telegraph's Axe The Toll On Health campaign over the past ten years.

Leader of North East Lincolnshire Council, councillor Chris Shaw celebrates as thousands of patients travelling across the Humber Bridge for hospital treatment will no longer have to pay tolls

The free crossings will apply to all patients who have to travel to Hull Royal Infirmary or Castle Hill Hospital for treatments which are not available in Grimsby – including thousands of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.