Traffic was backed up for miles on U.S. 75 at Haskell Avenue on Tuesday morning after a man injured himself jumping from an overpass, authorities said.

North and southbound lanes temporarily closed as police dealt with the “distressed individual,” according to an 8 a.m. tweet from the Dallas Police Department.

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The man was taken to a hospital to be treated for injuries that were not considered life threatening, the Dallas Morning News reported.