▁pla ques ▁that ▁advert ise ▁the ▁tele phone ▁number ▁of ▁The ▁Sam ar it ans . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁ 1 2 7 ▁people ▁fell ▁to ▁their ▁death s ▁from ▁the ▁bridge . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁bar riers ▁were ▁installed ▁on ▁the ▁bridge ▁to ▁prevent ▁people ▁jump ing . ▁In ▁the ▁four ▁years ▁after ▁installation ▁this ▁reduced ▁the ▁suic ide ▁rate ▁from ▁eight ▁death s ▁per ▁year ▁to ▁four . ▁N ico lette ▁Pow ell , ▁the ▁wife ▁of ▁UK ▁rh ythm ▁and ▁bl ues ▁singer ▁Georg ie ▁Fame , ▁formerly ▁the ▁March ion ess ▁of ▁London der ry , ▁died ▁by ▁suic ide ▁from ▁the ▁bridge ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁a ▁Fil ton - based ▁R AF ▁V amp ire ▁jet ▁from ▁ 5 0 1 ▁Squadron ▁pil oted ▁by ▁F lying ▁officer ▁John ▁Green wood ▁Cross ley ▁fle w ▁under ▁the ▁deck ▁while ▁performing ▁a ▁victory ▁roll ▁before ▁crash ing ▁in ▁Le igh ▁Wood s , ▁killing ▁the ▁pilot . ▁The ▁accident ▁caused ▁a ▁lands lip ▁that ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁temporary ▁closure ▁of ▁the ▁nearby ▁Br istol ▁to ▁Port is head ▁railway ▁line . ▁A ▁hel ic opter ▁from ▁National ▁Police ▁Air ▁Service ▁Fil ton ▁fle w ▁under ▁the ▁bridge ▁during ▁a ▁search ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁the ▁bridge ▁was