JOHNSON CITY MAN DIES AFTER APPARENTLY JUMPING OUT OF A MOVING CAR VOLUNTARILY

An investigation is underway after a man appears to have jumped out of a moving vehicle and died in Johnson City. The Johnson City Police Department reports that a 34-year-old man was found injured on the ground near the intersection of East Oakland Avenue and Ninth Avenue at around 10:20 Thursday night. Bystanders had been providing aid to the man before emergency crews arrived. He was transported to the Johnson City Medical Center by EMS, where he later died. Investigators interviewed witnesses at the scene who said that the man had been a passenger in a vehicle heading east on Oakland Avenue and found that it appears that he voluntarily got out of the moving vehicle causing his injuries. The man's identity is being withheld at this time until next of kin can be notified. 

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