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Police close part of I-540 after man jumps from overpass

Part of eastbound Interstate 540 in Raleigh was closed for more than two hours Sunday afternoon, police said, after a man jumped from an entrance ramp.

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I-540 eastbound closed at Glenwood Avenue
RALEIGH, N.C. — Part of eastbound Interstate 540 in Raleigh was closed at Glenwood Avenue for more than two hours Sunday afternoon, police said, after a man jumped onto the highway.

Officers were called to the area around 1 p.m. after the man, in his 20s, jumped from the I-540 entrance ramp off U.S. Highway 70.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene.

The roadway was reopened shortly after 3 p.m.

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