A man arrived at the hospital after jumping from a flyover in Timisoara and falling onto a car in traffic on Friday. This is the third suicide attempt in Timisoara this week.

“A man allegedly fell from a viaduct on Strada Gheorghe Lazăr in the municipality of Timisoara onto a car. He was taken to the hospital,” IPJ Timiş reports, news.ro reports.

According to ISU Timiş, the man was approximately 50 years old.

This is already the third suicide attempt in Timisoara.

On Wednesday, a 53-year-old woman jumped from the 10th floor of an apartment building on Calea Şagului in Timisoara and fell onto the roof near the entrance to the building. She survived the fall and was taken to hospital.

On Thursday, a 37-year-old man, a military man, spent the day on the windowsill of the 7th floor, threatening to throw himself into the void.

The negotiator and the fireman, who came down from the upper floor, managed to immobilize him. He was taken to a psychiatric hospital in Timisoara (photo source DreamsTime).

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For counseling in suicidal crisis situations, you can contact the Romanian Alliance for Suicide Prevention from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. on 0800 801 200 (calls are free nationwide from any network) or by email at sos @ antisuicide.ro.

For psychological support and first aid, you can contact the antidepressant center, the first of its kind in Romania, on 037 445 6420 (call nationwide free of charge from any network). The line works around the clock. If you feel that suicide is imminent, call 112 immediately.