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UPDATE 6:50 a.m. Friday:

Officials have released the identity of the man who they say scaled the fence on the Center Street overpass over Interstate 5 Thursday afternoon.

Oregon State Police say Salvador Rios-Cervantes, 18, of Salem, was the adult male witnesses spotted jumping from the overpass before 4 p.m. Thursday.

Rios-Cervantes died at the scene. No other injuries were reported.

Police are still seeking witnesses to the incident and ask anyone with information to call Oregon State Police at 503-375-3555 and reference case number SP18-058516.

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UPDATE 12:20 a.m. Friday:

Authorities have identified the victim of a jump from a Center Street overpass over Interstate 5 Thursday afternoon as a Salem man.

Oregon State Police did not release the man's name, though state police did release additional details about the incident on Thursday.

Officials are withholding the man's name until his next of kin are notified.

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Emergency responders were dispatched around 3:40 p.m. Thursday after the man jumped from the Center Street overpass, state police said.

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According to a preliminary investigation, witnesses saw the man climb a fence on the overpass, then jump onto Interstate 5's southbound lanes.

After jumping, the man was struck by a Chevrolet pickup truck driven by James Lowrance, 75, of Salem. The man who jumped died on-scene, state police said, and Lowrance didn’t suffer any injuries. The driver has cooperated with authorities.

Officials shut down two southbound lanes on Interstate 5 for approximately 2 hours.

The Oregon Department of Transportation, Salem Fire Department and Salem Police Department helped with the response.

Anyone who saw the incident — and whom authorities haven’t reached out to already -- is encouraged to contact Oregon State Police at 503-375-3555 about OSP Case No. SP18-058516.

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Original story:

One person died after jumping from the Center Street overpass in Salem Thursday afternoon.

The person was hit by multiple vehicles after landing on Interstate 5 in the middle of traffic, according to Lt. Steve Mitchell, a public information officer for Oregon State Police.

The person has not been identified yet. Oregon State Police could not provide additional details.

At least three vehicles have crashed in the area.

JONATHAN BACH / Statesman Journal

Salem police officers opened up the Center Street NE overpass to normal traffic around 5:20 p.m.

At approximately 6:15 p.m., all lanes of southbound Interstate 5 were opened.

Travis Tanksley, of Salem, said it took him 50 minutes in his pickup to get from the Portland Road NE exit to the Market Street NE exit traveling southbound on Interstate 5.

Traffic is stacking up at the Market Street exit north of the overpass. Traffic is nearly completely stalled on Hawthorne Avenue NE heading northbound as of 5 p.m.

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This story is developing and will be updated as information becomes available.

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The two right lanes of SB I-5 are closed in #Salem approaching the Center St. overpass at MP 255, one mi N of OR 22 by a crash. Travelers are advised to avoid the area, take alternate routes and expect lengthy delays. Check https://t.co/SsqxkwGpZQ for updates. — Oregon DOT (@OregonDOT) February 16, 2018