Police investigating after man ran over, killed in Philadelphia’s Roxborough section

Authorities are trying to unravel a deadly and bizarre crash involving a pedestrian in Philadelphia’s Roxborough section.

The driver of a bucket truck says he didn’t realize he ran over a Roxborough man, who he said was allegedly pulling on his door handle while holding a large tree branch, according to police.

The bizarre encounter happened Friday around 1 a.m. at the intersection of Ridge and Leverington avenues…

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