Shirtless, bloodied man jumps out of car on the Sydney Harbour Bridge
A shirtless man was seen running from a car with blood dripping from his chest on the Sydney Harbour Bridge this morning.
NSW Police, Ambulance, and Fire and Rescue responded to the incident after the man leapt from a stopped car just after 10am.
It caused some delays for people heading south on the bridge, and the man was taken into custody by police.
2GB’s breakfast host Ben Fordham witnessed the event unfold as he was driving over the bridge after his show.
“I’d just hopped on the Harbour Bridge and you usually get a clear run that time of day,” he told nine.com.au.
He said there were two cars stopped in one of the lanes.
“I thought there was a breakdown… then I saw the passenger door of one of the cars open.
“Then I noticed he had blood all over his chest.”
Fordham said the man, who looked like he was in his 20s, ran directly in front of his car.
He called Triple Zero “for the first time in my life”.
“It’s not every day you see a shirtless man covered in blood running across the Harbour Bridge,” Fordham said.
“I only saw him for ten seconds, but he looked like he was really scared, and he looked like he was in a lot of trouble.”
Police confirmed the incident was mental health-related and Fordham said he had been told the man was in the car with a family member who was trying to get him help.
“I just hope the young fella is going to be okay, I wish I could reach out and help him in some way,” Fordham said.
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