There is no criminal aspect to the case, State Police said as they continue to investigate. The man was not identified.
The incident occurred at about 8:30 a.m. during the morning rush hour, State police said.
The overpass carries East Main Street over I-95. The incident happened near Exit 9 northbound.
The victim was taken to Stamford Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, State Police said.
The CT Post identified the man as Sal Buchetto, a retired eighth-grade science at Cloonan Middle School teacher known for his hands-on science experiments.
Buchetto taught for 38 years before retiring in 2010. He held an annual egg-drop experiment with his students in which they created a device to keep an egg from breaking after being dropped from a fire truck ladder.
Read the full story here at the CT Post website.
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