Septa bus and it happened right in front of her eight year old son. It was this evening at the the intersection of 15th street and washington avenue. Good evening, im lucy noland. Iain page is off tonight. We are learning heartbreaking details about this horrible accident. Lets get right out to fox 29s Jennifer Joyce live at the scene. So jennifer, what happened there . Reporter lucy, we are standing at the intersection of 15th and washington. Police told us tonight that this was an absolutely heartbreaking scene. When they arrived they saw an eight year old boy down on the ground trying to take care of his fine year old mother who was hit by the septa bus. She ultimately died on the scene. According to police, the mom was holding her sons hasnt as they were crossing the street. A 32 year old man with special needs was also with them. Police tell us all three were quote trying to beat the bus and cross over washington they were unsuccessful. Police say investigators tell us the woman w
Now it has moved over across the bay into new jersey as well. So, a place like upper pittsgrove still getting showers this morning, and down in cape may as well. 65 degrees is our current temperature, calm wind, relative humidity 90 percent. 6 56 is our sunrise time, 77 is the the high today with some sunshine and some clouds and a stray shower. Little bit of everything. 62 degrees is our overnight low. We will get areas of fog once again tonight. That takes care of today, we will have the seven day forecast coming up, new lets check traffic and head out to the blue route. Well, right there southbound at media swarthmore exit there is and accident that blocks the right lane and traffic is jammed on that part of the blue route. I95 northbound approaching cottman avenue an accident just happened there blocking the left lane. So that areas jammed. Also on i95 north bun right there at Commodore Barry bridge a very busy area anyway an accident has the left lane blocked and you are crawling
Eight year old boy down on the ground trying to take care of his fine year old mother who was hit by the septa bus. She ultimately died on the scene. According to police, the mom was holding her sons hasnt as they were crossing the street. A 32 year old man with special needs was also with them. Police tell us all three were quote trying to beat the bus and cross over washington they were unsuccessful. Police say investigators tell us the woman was clipped and dragged under the bus. The child was trance poured to chop with scrapes, bruises an possible concussion. The man was not injured. Police say this is an event that will likely traumatize the child forever. A woman who walks by the crash seep filled up with tears as she heard the details of what happened. She was caught by the front of the bus, the fright front of the bus behind the right wheel. Became entangled under the bus and the bus did run over her. She was pronounced deceased at the scene. It hurts. All im going to say im gl
Temperatures theyre actually going to rise into early tomorrow morning. You wake up around 70 degrees but then as the cold air comes in behind the front which bring the rain arrives were into the 50s and this is by 9 00 oclock tomorrow night even some 40s showing up. By early sunday morning the coldest temperatures weve seen in months. 40s even some widespread 30s mid to upper 30s north and west of philadelphia. So a very chilly sunday morning. What to expect for tomorrow. Falling temperatures in the afternoon. Winds will also gust to 25 miles an hour. 30s to 40s by sunday morning. Breezy enough to limit frost and not as gusty into sunday afternoon. Well have the let tough on the rain and more of the timing of the weekend as we go through the newscast. Iain. Caitlin, thank you. You can track the rain and the dropping temperatures any time this weekend just head to myfoxphilly. Com and click on the weather tab. And now the ebola viewer us and toasts stop it from spreading here in the u.
Gusty thunderstorms out of this system. So the bottom line right now the thunderstorm activity moving in from the west and as we move into the overnight scattered showers and storms. Some gusty winds. We could see winds gusting over 30 miles per hour. How much rainfall . About half an inch of or more on average and then as we move toward tomorrow morning, there could be a leftover shower clearing but lows around 60. So right now, philadelphia down to salem, smyrna, dover looking a some of the moderate to heavy rainfall but more will be moving in well have much more on the timing as well as details on that total Lunar Eclipse coming up. Dawn and iain. You can track these storms. Head to our website myfoxphilly. Com and click on weather to so a life interactive radar. Skyfox over pathmark on cottman of a just before 6 00 in northeast philadelphia. Police are right now trying to determine exactly what led to that stabbing. Fox 29s dave kinchen is live in the northeast with the latest info