Man dies after jumping off railway bridge onto N3 highway in Germiston

The Germiston SAPS has opened an inquest docket into the death of a man who jumped off a railway bridge.

The incident occurred between Edenvale Road on-ramp and Barbara Road off ramp shortly before midnight.

A man died instantly when he allegedly jumped off a railway bridge over the N3 highway in Germiston on Tuesday at 2pm.

“It is alleged the unknown man was standing on the railway bridge over the highway when he jumped off the bridge,” said Capt André de Jager, spokesperson for the Ekurhuleni West Cluster SAPS.

“He was killed instantly.”

An inquest docket has been opened by the Germiston police for investigation.

The man’s identity is unknown at this stage.