Bicyclist dies after being hit by SEPTA bus in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A bicyclist has died after police say he was struck by a SEPTA bus in Philadelphia's Torresdale section on Wednesday night.

It happened around 7:30 p.m. on the 9900 block of Frankford Avenue.

Police tell Action News a 40-year-old man was hit by the Route 66 SEPTA bus while he was riding a bike.

The man was taken to Jefferson Torresdale Hospital where he was pronounced dead just before 9 p.m.

The man has not been identified at this time.