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The 27-year-old walker was strolling down a lifted part of Walnut Street simply before 10 a.m. at the point when the driver of a blue 2005 Mercury Montego vehicle ran pass a red light travelling south on 30th Street, as indicated by University of Pennsylvania security authorities. That auto impacted a red 2011 Toyota Camry travelling west on Walnut Street.
Authorities say the man jumped and got out of the way so that he can avoid accident and caught onto a light pole on the walkway. The blue Mercury then crashed into that pole which shook the pole causing the man to fall down about 38 feet to the ground.
Police initially thought the roadway was as tall as 60 feet, however they reduced the height after conducting measurements of it.
Maureen Rush, VP for Public Safety, said Philadelphia Gas Works representatives were working at the road beneath the roadway and saw the fall of that man.
Jackson and different witnesses said the man was cognizant and attempting to talk after the fall, yet was in serious pain with what had all the seemed to have two broken legs and head wounds.
The 43-year-old driver of the blue vehicle, which ran the light, is additionally recorded in bad condition. The 69-year-old driver of the red vehicle, which was hit, endured minor damages and stayed at the scene to talk with analysts.
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