Philadelphia

Bulldozer Runs Over, Kills Person on Philadelphia Construction Site

A bulldozer struck and killed a man on an active construction site in Northeast Philadelphia Thursday morning.

Medics pronounced 59-year-old Barry Jones of Upper Darby dead shortly before 6:30 a.m. after he was struck by the construction vehicle at a site off the 5100 block off Pennypack Street in the city’s Holmesburg section, Philadelphia police said.

SkyForce10 captured Philadelphia police and fire vehicles on the scene, which is mostly a mud-covered area.

No word yet on what caused the construction accident.

Contact Us