A tragic incident occurred in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, last Saturday (December 6) when a man died after jumping out of a moving bus. Edward Donohue, a 59-year-old resident of Bucks County, experienced a mental health episode while on a bus traveling from western to eastern Pennsylvania. He opened an emergency window and jumped out near Cameron and Market Streets around 4 p.m., according to Harrisburg police Lt. Kyle Gautsch.
Donohue fell beneath the bus and was fatally struck. The Dauphin County Coroner’s Office ruled his death accidental, citing multiple traumatic injuries as the cause. No other passengers were involved or injured in the incident. The name of the bus company has not been disclosed.
Following the accident, Cameron Street was closed until approximately 6:30 p.m. as authorities conducted their investigation.
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