Man dies after jumping from I-40 overpass in Durham

DURHAM, NC (WTVD) -- Durham police say an injured person found lying beneath an overpass on I-40 eastbound Wednesday afternoon jumped off the bridge.

It happened at the I-540 junction.

The person was taken to the hospital where he later died.

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Traffic was down to one or two lanes while police and emergency workers did their jobs, but the highway reopened completely around 4:30 p.m.