A young mother planning to kill herself after splitting up from her husband was raped on the way to the bridge she was going to jump from.

The unnamed woman, 25, left her home at midnight after leaving her two-year-old child with her mother.

She was raped as she walked to the bridge in Omsk, Russia.

A young mother (pictured sitting on the edge of the bridge) planned to kill herself after splitting up from her husband

This is the bridge that the 25-year-old mother planned to jump from after her break-up

After the assault the woman went to the bridge and sat on edge, but was talked down by a passing taxi driver.

'I don't even remember what words I found to rescue her,' said the driver, named Yevgeny.

'The main thing is that I managed to persuade her away from death.'

He took her to a police station where her horrific ordeal was revealed to officers.

After the assault the woman went to the bridge and sat on edge, but was talked down by a passing taxi driver. Pictured the bridge in Omsk

A 26 year old suspect has been arrested, said the Russian Investigative Committee, which probes serious crime. Pictured: Omsk, the city where the assault happened

'I rescued her, she was raped by some b*****d, and she wanted to jump down,' he told SuperOmsk news website.

A 26 year old suspect has been arrested, said the Russian Investigative Committee, which probes serious crime.

The woman is now receiving counselling.