[Fort Worth Star-Telegram] A 25-year-old man either jumped or climbed onto a moving 18-wheeler before starting to dance, authorities in Texas said. But when the semitrailer traveling south on the Eastex Freeway passed underneath a bridge, the dancing man slammed into the overpass and was knocked off the vehicle, according to a Nov. 14 news release from the Houston Police Department. He landed on the freeway below. First responders were called to the scene near the Tuam Street bridge at about 11:35 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 10. The man was rushed to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced dead, according to the news release. Authorities said they believe the man might have been recording himself as he danced atop the truck. A video shared on Facebook shows the man dancing on the semitrailer before the fatal incident.
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- An unidentified man was knocked off the semi-truck around 11.30am on November 10 after he climbed up on top and started dancing
- Just moments before he was fatally hit, he dodged the first overpass before he stood up again and began gyrating his hips and swinging his arms
- He does not appear to look behind him as another overpass looms closely and is struck moments later by the Tuam Street overpass in Houston
- It is also unknown how the man was able to scale the semi or when he got on
- The driver told police he was unaware someone was on top of his truck and he was later released from questioning