PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – A 31-year-old man was hit and killed by a vehicle in a collision in Philadelphia’s Kensington section Monday morning, police said. Police later identified the victim as Jamal Willie Jackson.
The incident happened around midnight on the 600 block of East Allegheny Avenue.
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Police say Jackson was traveling eastbound on Allegheny Avenue when a vehicle, possibly a white Honda, hit him and dragged him to the 600-block of East Hilton Street.
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Jackson was taken to Temple University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
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The driver is still at large and the collision is currently under investigation.
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