Yesterday, September 22, at around 2PM in the afternoon, motorists on the N2 highway in Cape Town were confronted with a troubling scene as a man, holding on to a bridge over the highway, appeared to be trying to end his life.
The incident, caught on video, showed concerned citizens blocking the carriageway to prevent further harm to both the person clinging to the bridge and fellow motorists below, should things go south.
Meanwhile, law enforcement on the scene, along with civilians, sprang into action to help the man from atop the bridge.
Per Cape Town Etc, the people below and above tried to convince the man to hang on, while those at the top held onto him to prevent him from letting go.
Watch it play out:
Cape Town – N2 Highway (Update): Person assisted to safety after threatening to jump from the R300 Highway bridge pic.twitter.com/4BAmzoU7ms
— Rob Beezy (@TrafficSA) September 22, 2020
The man was pulled onto the bridge and an investigation into the incident is underway to determine the exact cause of events.
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[source:capetownetc]
