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Man Dies After Jumping Off Bridge, Landing On Cab Of Semi

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A man is dead after jumping off an Indiana bridge, landing on a semi's windshield and bouncing onto the truck's cab.

Indiana State Police said on Tuesday afternoon a man was driving a burgundy pick-up truck northbound on County Line Road when he stopped to drive onto the I-94 overpass. He got out of his truck, went to the east side of the bridge and jumped.

That's when he hit the windshield of a 2019 semi truck and bounced onto the truck's cab. The 47-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police said the man was from Michigan City.

The driver of the semi from Hannnon, Ontario was not injured.

 

Man Dead After Landing On Truck
(Credit: Indiana State Police)
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