Woman Jumps From Overpass Onto Truck on I-95

A tragedy was averted Wednesday morning after a woman jumped from a highway overpass on Grove Street and landed on a tractor trailer.

At 9 a.m., police received numerous 911 calls for a woman who intended to jump from an overpass above Route 95.

According to Mansfield police, the distraught woman scaled the safety fence and maneuvered herself onto the edge of the bridge directly above Route 95.

Two truck drivers stopped their tractor trailers in the high speed and middle lanes directly below the female in an attempt to stop traffic and prevent her from striking the highway should she jump. A third person exited his vehicle from the breakdown lane to warn approaching drivers of the hazard above and to render assistance. The male then climbed onto the top of the tractor trailer parked in the high speed lane and began talking to the woman.

The woman refused help, jumped off the bridge, and landed on a tractor trailer.

The man on the tractor trailer pulled the woman down and secured her until officers arrived. Responding officers climbed the trailer and assisted in securing the female pending arrival of the Mansfield Fire Department.

The female, appearing to be uninjured, was removed from the top of the trailer and transported to a hospital for evaluation.

Photo Credit: Mansfield Fire