Stranded driver struck, killed in multi-vehicle crash on Route 1

🚨Driver killed after stopping on Route 1

🚨Crash involving three vehicles leaves one dead, one injured

🚨Major detours and delays snarl traffic during morning commute

BENSALEM, Pa. — A driver with car trouble on Route 1 was struck and killed just before dawn Tuesday morning.

Julio Ricardo Munoz, 45, of Philadelphia, was headed south on the Rockhill Drive exit in Bensalem around 5:30 a.m. and stopped his Honda Fit in the right lane because of a mechanical problem, according to Bensalem police. After Munoz got out of the Honda, it was struck from behind by a Kia Seltos, pushing the Honda into Munoz.

The Honda was also struck by a Jeep Cherokee.

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Traffic detours and investigation

Munoz was pronounced dead at the scene, while a passenger in the front seat was taken to Jefferson-Torresdale Hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.

Police say drugs and alcohol do not appear to be factors in the crash.

The crash forced traffic from Route 1 south to be detoured at Rockhill Drive, causing long delays on local roads.

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