A man died after jumping from a bridge into a river in what has been described as a daredevil stunt, and in the aftermath his 70-year-old mother was killed in a car crash while travelling to identify his body. The tragedy has left the family dealing with two devastating losses within a very short space of time, compounding the initial shock of the son's death with a second fatal incident linked directly to it.

Details of the exact locations, the identities of those involved and the circumstances surrounding both the jump and the subsequent crash have not been fully confirmed in initial reporting. Authorities are expected to investigate both incidents, including the nature of the bridge jump and the cause of the road collision that killed the grandmother.