People throwing themselves from bridge near Ramses police station to reach street level. #Egypt pic.twitter.com/tDX5AbzEVF — Śpíké Ćülléñ (@spikecullen) August 16, 2013

Writer Sarah Carr is live-tweeting the intense chaos, violence and bloodshed in Cairo today as Muslim Brotherhood supporters take to the streets for a Day of Rage. Carr reports that people are “jumping,” “falling” and “sliding” off the 6th of October Bridge.

This is 6 October bridge by azbakeya police station. There is shooting from the station and they were shot at from behind — أبو كار (@Sarahcarr) August 16, 2013

People are using a cable to slide down. Sometimes they fall. Being carried away unconscious — أبو كار (@Sarahcarr) August 16, 2013

Firing now coming from behind at people on bridge they are being driven towards firing at azbakeya — أبو كار (@Sarahcarr) August 16, 2013

Armed police men slowly walking along bridge towards people trapped at azbakeya statiom — أبو كار (@Sarahcarr) August 16, 2013

People are jumping off the bridge pic.twitter.com/eknrUmn6Wx — أبو كار (@Sarahcarr) August 16, 2013

The bridge people were jumping of is 6 october, 200 metres in front of azbakeya pol station. They were jumping cos they were trapped. — أبو كار (@Sarahcarr) August 16, 2013

BBC's @HughSykes tells us some ppl reported to be jumping off a major #Cairo bridge to escape a gunfight w/ both sides dressed as civilians. — BBC Newshour (@BBCNewshour) August 16, 2013

Update:

This video is now circulating and appears to have been taken at the same location.