Man dies in jump from Orange County bridge over I-40
A man died Thursday afternoon after jumping off a bridge over Interstate 40 north of Chapel Hill, Orange County authorities said.
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The man, whose name hasn't been released, was sitting on the side of the Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard overpass at about 12:15 p.m., and he jumped as a concerned driver pulled over to see if he needed help, authorities said.
The man landed near a guardrail on the shoulder of westbound I-40, which was about 25 feet below the overpass, authorities said. He wasn't hit by any vehicles on the highway, they said.
The right lane of westbound I-40 was closed for about an hour after the incident as paramedics and Orange County deputies investigated the case, leading to some traffic delays.
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