When a suicidal man tied up traffic around a busy bridge in China for five hours, a passer-by took matters into his own hands -- and pushed him off.

Chen Fuchao, 26, was squatting on the Haizhu bridge in the city of Guangzhou, threatening to leap. Lai Jiansheng, 66, climbed the bridge, shook Chen's hand and gave him a heavy shove.

Chen plummeted onto a partially inflated air cushion, suffering spine and elbow injuries. Lai, who was taken away by cops, said, "I pushed him off because jumpers like Chen are very selfish. Their action violates a lot of public interes. They do not really dare to kill themselves. Instead, they just want to raise the relevant government authorities' attention to their appeals."

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