Around 1 a.m. on April 24, 2018, semi-truck drivers in the Oak Park region of Michigan got a distress call from local police: an unnamed guy was standing on the brink of a nearby bridge, apparently ready to leap onto the freeway beneath.

The drivers then accomplished something extraordinary. They rushed to the site to assist and lined up their vehicles beneath the bridge to provide a somewhat safe landing area if the man jumped.

Thankfully, he didn’t.

The excellent lineup was a result of the drivers’ preparedness for such an event. Local police and truck drivers, according to Sgt. Jason Brockdorff of the Huntington Woods Police Department, were ready for the reaction. What was unexpected was the large number of drivers who responded to the call.

“That’s a practice we use if we have a jumper,” Brockdorff explained. “Every time, we aim to reduce the distance someone would go if they jumped. Fortunately, it did not happen.

The encounter continued for over four hours till early in the morning. However, after the trucks were in place, the cops were able to converse more freely with the unnamed individual.

This photo does show the work troopers and local officers do to serve the public. But also in that photo is a man struggling with the decision to take his own life. Please remember help is available through the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255. pic.twitter.com/RBAlCIXT1o

— MSP Second District (@mspmetrodet) April 24, 2018

Eventually, the person went down the bridge by himself and sought medical treatment.

In a pair of tweets, the local police department highlighted the occurrence to warn individuals in similar situations of the need for getting mental health care (emphasis mine):

Working together, the cops and ordinary strangers saved a life.

Ordinary folks answered the call to aid someone in need. It’s an unforgettable sight that serves as a reminder of humanity’s greatest qualities.