Man in wheelchair fatally struck by bus in Philadelphia's University City section

Developing details on a deadly crash in University City. A man in a wheelchair was killed just steps away from 30th street station. Investigators say that he was struck by a bus that was filled with passengers. Action news reporter Becca Hendrickson is live for us at the scene. She has the latest from officials. Becca. John and Tara, I'm told that that man was on the street hand handling. He frequents this corner and police say the bus driver couldn't see him. You can see the wheelchair that he was using. It's being taken into evidence as we speak. They're working on cleaning up this scene. The bus driver couldn't see that man as he was trying to get out of traffic for the green light. And the tragedy happened shortly after. A wheelchair lies in the crosswalk on Spookle Avenue in Market Street. The scene of a deadly accident involving a bus. The man in that wheelchair. Police say it happened before 10 a.m. The 39-year-old white man who uses a wheelchair was panhandling in front of this federal building. Police say the Peter Pan bus, which was en route for Washington D.C. and had about 30 people on board, had a green light going north. And the bus driver did not see the man in the wheelchair in the middle of traffic. The man was trying to beat traffic to the median. Police say the bus hit the man and he died on scene. One of his friends, who is often out here panhandling with him, says he is devastated. He was a really good man, even though I only knew him for a few months. I ain't really knew a guy like him. He was a very nice man. And that friend also told me that he was always telling him to be more careful when he was at this intersection in particular. Now, police have not released the name of the man at this point. Of course, investigators still on scene out here live in University City. Becca Hendrickson, Channel 6 Action News. Quite a theme there. Becca, thank you.