Traffic & Transit
Man Walking On I-95 In Philadelphia Hit And Killed: Police
Pennsylvania State Police said a man was on Interstate 95 north when he was struck and killed. Police said lanes will be close for hours.
PHILADELPHIA — A person was struck and killed on Interstate 95 in northeast Philadelphia Wednesday morning, according to Pennsylvania State Police.
Police said the incident occurred at 6:06 a.m. on Interstate 95 north near the Cottman Avenue Ramp in Philadelphia.
Witnesses told police the man who was struck got onto the highway from Cottman Avenue for unknown reasons.
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The striking driver stayed on scene and is cooperating, police said.
As of 8 a.m. two lanes of northbound Interstate 95 are closed as authorities investigate the incident.
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The lanes are expected to be closed for several hours.
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