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Two Die After Falling From Western Distributor Overpass

Police have closed southbound Harbour Bridge lanes after sealing off the scene on Harbour Street in Sydney’s CBD for an investigation

Overview

  • A man and a woman believed to be in their 40s were found dead on Harbour Street beneath the Western Distributor overpass before emergency services arrived
  • NSW Police’s Sydney City Command has established a crime scene and is investigating how the pair came to fall from the overpass
  • Two southbound Harbour Bridge lanes remain closed with motorists instructed to detour via the Anzac Bridge or use Western Distributor off-ramps to Harris, William Henry and Pier streets
  • Authorities are urging anyone with dashcam or mobile-phone footage from the area around 9:45 am to contact Day Street Police Station or Crime Stoppers
  • The precise location and cause of the falls remain unclear within the complex network of overpasses linking the Harbour Bridge, the CBD and the Anzac Bridge