Man jumps from bridge to avoid crash, dies

Ohio authorities say a man who jumped from a bridge while trying to avoid being struck by an oncoming tractor-trailer has died from injuries he suffered in the fall.

The Chillicothe Gazette reports 34-year-old Christopher Stiffler of Jackson jumped over a bridge wall on US 35 in Chillicothe following a series of crashes.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol says Stiffler had stopped his disabled car partially in the road around 6am on Tuesday. Two other vehicles swerved to avoid Stiffler's car, but struck his vehicle as well as each other's. As an oncoming tractor-trailer approached the disabled vehicles and lost control, Stiffer jumped over the bridge to avoid being hit.

The patrol reported Stiffler was taken to a hospital, where he died from injuries sustained from the 30-foot drop.

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